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An appreciation for Ketel Marte, the rare fun 2015 Mariner

If I'm being honest, I wasn't all that excited about Ketel Marte. After all, if he were to make an appearance in 2015, it'd be a sure sign that things have gone wrong. And things have gone wrong. Beyond that, there was never much of a pedigree with him, having never cracked a top 100 list until midseason this year.

Above all, it seemed only like he'd survived a war of attrition—first against a skill-set that didn't have one standout tool, and then against a season, for the organization, that wiped away every other top prospect who might warrant a call requesting his presence up north.