Yovani Gallardo and Ariel Miranda, Seattle Mariners

Whatever renaissance the Mariners were hoping for when they took Gallardo off the Orioles’ hands this past winter, it hasn’t panned out. Gallardo pitched so poorly in his 14 starts — a 3-7 record and 6.30 ERA — that Seattle shifted him to the bullpen at the end of June.

On the plus side, long relief has been more to Gallardo’s liking so far. He’s made three solid appearances of three or more innings, has posted a 0.87 relief in those, and even picked up his first major league save.

Miranda, meanwhile, has been a great find for Seattle. In his rookie season, he’s 7-4 with a 4.15 ERA and has held together an injury-plagued Mariners rotation by making 18 starts. Yes, as Dan Connolly noted, Miranda’s numbers have been boosted by his spacious home ballpark of Safeco Field, and his minor league track record didn’t give much reason to believe he’d have this kind of success in the bigs.

Still, the Mariners appear to be the clear winners in the Miranda/Wade Miley swap with the Orioles last August. They’ve got a cheap lefty under their control for six years, while potential free agent Miley has struggled with Baltimore.

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