What will Mariners bullpen usage look like without Paul Sewald?

Seattle traded their closer to the Diamondbacks earlier this week. So who will take over his role in the bullpen?

SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners decided to retool at the trade deadline and sent reliever Paul Sewald to the Arizona Diamondbacks for utility player Josh Rojas, outfielder Dominic Canzone, and infielder Ryan Bliss. 

For the Diamondbacks, it was a no-brainer. The team who once led the NL West fell to third after a rough June and July, partly due to them lacking strong bullpen arms. Their bullpen ERA was the eighth highest in baseball entering play this week. 

Now that Sewald is gone, the

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