Coming off an 87-win season and then signing Nelson Cruz, the Seattle Mariners were predicted by many (cough) to reach the World Series. Cruz was great, bashing 44 home runs and hitting .302, but the offense still ranked just 13th in runs scored and the pitching staff collapsed from the fewest runs allowed in the AL (554) to 11th (726). The bullpen, which led the majors in ERA in 2014, was a disaster and the outfield defense was awful. Oh, and the farm system might be the worst in the majors. All this cost general manager Jack Zduriencik his job as Seattle finished 76-86 and new GM Jerry Dipoto -- who had resigned as Angels GM in July -- then fired manager Lloyd McClendon and hired Scott Servais, one of his lieutenants in Anaheim.
2015 offseason preview: Seattle Mariners
