ARLINGTON, TEXAS - MAY 08: Erik Swanson #50 of the Seattle Mariners pitches. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)
A lot of the focus has been on Kendall Graveman out of the Seattle Mariners bullpen, but there is another guy that has completely transformed himself into a really good reliever. That guy is 27-year-old Erik Swanson. The 6’3″ right-handed pitcher came to Seattle along with Justus Sheffield and Dom Thompson-Williams in exchange for James Paxton.
Swanson was a small part of the deal and he honestly hasn’t been very impressive up until now. The Seattle Mariners reliever made a huge leap between 2019 and 2020 but with nothing to show for it.