Who?
The Mariners, way up there in Seattle, are run by Jerry Dipoto and managed by Jerry Dipoto. Well, the name above the manager’s office is Dipoto-puppet Scott Servais, but we all know Dipoto calls the shots. When, you ask? Oh, just every single time Servais makes a pitching change, I swear he has an earpiece in that hears every word from Dipoto.
Were they even good last year?
We can go with...average. The Mariners finished 78-84 in 2017, tied for third in the AL West. They were similar to the Angels last year in that they have very good pieces at the top (Robinson Cano, Nelson Cruz, James Paxton) and severe dropoffs after that.