The 2021 Seattle Mariners Bullpen Is Ready To Exorcise The Ghosts Of Past Demons

If you want to give Seattle Mariners fans of a certain age cold sweats, just start repeating the name “Bobby Ayala” over and over again. They will promptly run away screaming. From 1994-98 Ayala was the team’s “closer.”

I put that in quotes because Ayala was, at best, a league-average reliever during most of that span with a WAR of -.4. Yet, he was trusted with pressure-packed situations. 

After thriving in a strike-shortened 1994 season, he rapidly began to struggle. He converted 70% of his save situations in 1995 and would never hit that mark again. Seemingly every appearance was a high wire act. After every blown

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