Seattle Mariners Send Hard-Throwing Reliever Out on Minor League Rehab Assignment

According to the MiLB transaction log, Troy Taylor is now headed to Tacoma for a rehab assignment with the Rainiers.

Seattle Mariners pitcher Troy Taylor (59) delivers a pitch against the Oakland Athletics during the eighth inning at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in 2024. | D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images

Speaking this past weekend at T-Mobile Park, Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson said that hard-throwing relievers Troy Taylor and Matt Brash were going to start rehab assignments "within the next week."

Well, in Taylor's case, it looks like the time has come. He was officially assigned to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers, according to the minor league transaction page.

Troy Taylor to the Rainiers to begin a rehab assignment. pic.twitter.com/cXvWbutbtj

— Mariners Minors (@MiLBMariners) April 1, 2025

Taylor has been out with a lat issue and did not appear in any Cactus League games this spring.

Armed with an upper-90s fastball and a big breaking ball, Taylor can be a major weapon for the M's out of the bullpen, potentially pairing with Andres Munoz, Brash and Gregory Santos as high-leverage arms. Brash should also be back from his own injury in April, giving manager Dan Wilson some additional options in the season's first month.

Right now, the M's bullpen depth is being tested, especially after starter Emerson Hancock went only 0.2 innings in a Monday loss against the Detroit Tigers.

Taylor made his debut last August, going 0-0 with a 3.72 ERA in 21 games. He also registered one save, striking out 25 batters in 19.1 innings.

Taylor was a 12th-round pick in the 2022 draft out of UC Irvine.

At the major league-level, the Mariners are 2-3. They'll host the Tigers again on Tuesday night with first pitch coming at 6:40 p.m. PT. The Rainiers are out to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2006. They are on the road on Tuesday for the start of a week-long series with the Reno Aces.

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