Zych likely will land the last right-handed spot in the bullpen, though he could be vulnerable because he still has minor-league options, the Tacoma News Tribune reports.
Zych has a ton of upside as a strikeout/groundball reliever. He has a 96 mph fastball and an effective slider he commands for strikes. Steve Cishek is the closer and Joaquin Benoit the right-handed setup man, but if something happens to one of them, Zych likely would find himself in a late-inning role. The other two righties in the bullpen, Evan Scribner and Justin De Fratus, are out of options. So if it came down to one of those two and Zych fighting for the last spot, Zych might be be sent down.