As you can see from the title, I believe the best pitcher available is San Diego Padres closer Brad Hand. The Mariners already have a good bullpen, so why waste insane resources when the rotation needs the most help? I actually covered the value of the bullpen and why Seattle could be smarter to spend their resources here.
In fact, MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger agrees. On 710 ESPN Seattle’s “Bob, Groz, and Tom” show, Amsinger had this to say about Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto:
“He (Dipoto) might instead go the Washington Nationals route and just continue to add to the bullpen.