Will the Mariners' minor moves at the trade deadline be enough to hold off the A's? Catch the Astros? Here's how national experts are evaluating the deals of the M's and their competition.
The Mariners made a trio of trades at the MLB non-waiver trade deadline and the day leading up to it. Their first move really came months ago, when the M’s used the money freed up by Robinson Cano’s suspension to take on the contracts of Denard Span and Alex Colome from the Rays.
It looked like the M’s might stand pat after bolstering the bullpen with Colome and having acquired Sam Tuivailala from St.