Best of the Mariners poll, part two: Relief pitchers

Published 12:01 am Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Welcome to part two of the Herald’s Best of the Mariners poll series, which allows readers select the best seasons in Seattle Mariners history position by position. Tuesday’s position is relief pitcher. Here are the candidates:

ENRIQUE ROMO, 1977

Stats: 8-10, 2.83 ERA, 16 Sv, 114.1 IP, 93 H, 39 BB, 105 SO, 1.155 WHIP

BILL CAUDILL, 1982

Stats: 12-9, 2.35 ERA, 26 Sv, 95.2 IP, 65 H, 35 BB, 111 SO, 1.045 WHIP

KAZUHIRO SASAKI, 2001

Stats: 0-4, 3.24 ERA, 45 Sv, 66.2 IP, 48 H, 11 BB, 62 SO, 0.885 WHIP

J.J. PUTZ, 2007

Stats: 6-1, 1.38 ERA, 40 Sv, 71.2 IP, 37 H, 13 BB, 82 SO, 0.698 WHIP

Others worthy of consideration: Bill Swift, 1991; Arthur Rhodes, 2002; Shigetoshi Hasegawa, 2003.

If you vote for “other,” please specify who in the comments section.

Part one: Starting pitcher

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