Bullpen Need New Relief?

It seems to me that the Seattle Mariners need to make changes in the bullpen for later in the games. I am not saying to get rid of Nick Vincent or Juan Nicasio but to pitch them in less stress situations until things work out for them. 

They could still pitch in the seventh and eighth innings when the Mariners have a good size lead since that is where they are comfortable in. For the mean time I would go with James Pazos, Chase Bradford and Dan Altavilla in the close games late in the game and see how they do. Pazos and Bradford both have been pitting well  so why not try giving them the chance. The truth is that they can't do much worse. The positive side if they do an outstanding job when Vincent and Nicasio return to pitching well the Mariners will have an outstanding bullpen. We do know that there are ups and downs always in relief however Vincent and Nicasio have been struggling so why not make a change. The deal is whether Servais will be willing to make the change. I guess we will see won't we.

Thursday the Mariners brought up Ryan Cook from Tacoma and he came in the sixth inning with two outs after Marco Gonzales had pitched a good game giving up one run that was not earned. He was able to hold until Vincent came into the game in the eighth inning and gave up the winning runs to the Detroit Tigers in a 3-2 loss. At this point Cook could be the guy coming in to pitch in the sixth or seventh inning then they could go with Pazos or Bradford in the eighth inning. 

It will be interesting to see if Servais keeps it as is or will make the change like I suggest. I wouldn't be surprised if he stays as is because Servais always likes staying with his guys but I hope not. Now that the Mariners have about $10 million to spend with the suspension of Cano it will be interesting to see where the Mariners go with the money. I wouldn't be surprised if they wait until June or July to acquire a player. Will this player be a starting pitcher, reliever, infielder or outfielder. We will find out and all I do know is that Dipoto comes out with surprises. I am sure no one figured he would pick up Dee Gordon in the off-season and stick him in centerfield and now with Cano out he will return to second base for the time being. I am sure Gordon will still work on center field defense even though he will be at second base. Guillermo Heredia now will be the center fielder. He did start Thursday and got three hits though a right hander started for the Tigers. Anyway the weeks to come will be interesting for sure. Go M's.