Back in the late 1960s Stanford conducted what has come to be called “The Marshmallow Test ,” whereby children were given the option of eating one marshmallow immediately, or waiting fifteen minutes and getting two marshmallows. It was an exercise in understanding the mental process behind delayed gratification and today, at the end of the trade deadline, it’s particularly applicable when looking at the action from the last few days We’ve seen GMs chow down on that marshmallow (hey there, Dodgers), and we’ve seen GMs hold off in the hopes that those two marshmallows could bring great joy in the future (hi Brewers).
Business Casual Day for the Mariners Front Office
