It’s been three years since the Mariners decided to blow up the core that had kept them in contention through 2016, 2017, and 2018. After a horrific collapse in the midst of a 2018 season that had looked so promising, the Mariners got rid of almost everyone they could.
Robinson Canó, whose contract had been seen as an untradeable albatross, was somehow traded along with star closer Edwin Díaz for one of the best prospects in baseball: Jarred Kelenic. Veteran shortstop Jean Segura, who had been at the center of the collapse, found himself traded for youngster J.