For the rest of the season, every time a player is DFA’d, we will likely ask the question: whether or not the Mariners should pursue the said player. Today’s candidate is 27-year-old right-handed pitcher Nick Kingham.
His time in the Major Leagues has not been all that exciting. His 6.59 ERA, 4.85 xFIP, 17.7 HR%, and 37.7% ground ball rate, don’t exactly scream upside play. And before you make the joke, yes that does seem to fit the Mariners current pitching staff nicely.
But the real question should be about what Kingham can be, not what he has been in what is still, ultimately, a small sample size.