Speier added velocity in 2025, averaging a career-best 95.0 miles per hour on his four-seamer to produce a 33.3 whiff percentage that was seventh-best in the league for that pitch type. 50 of his career-best 82 strikeouts came via his fastball, which he tossed 45 percent of the time. The 30-year-old also achieved excellent results with his slider (.140 batting average against, 49.1 whiff percentage) en-route to the finest season of his career to date. Speier's 29.2 K-BB percentage ranked fourth among qualified relievers, while his 0.87 WHIP tied for fifth. The southpaw's emergence in high-leverage resulted in a career-best 24 holds (T-16th) for Seattle. After his breakout campaign, Speier should reprise his role as one of the Mariners' top setup men to open 2026. Read Past Outlooks