The Mariners were never going to do well in 2020. Projections of their record have ranged from pretty bad to downright miserable, and everyone from Jerry Dipoto to Jon Heyman has been on the same page: this is supposed to be a rebuilding year.
With that in mind, the most apocalyptic scenarios for the 2020 season don’t involve the Mariners losing a lot of games. They involve Kyle Lewis getting hurt, Shed Long and J.P. Crawford failing to take a step forward, and Mallex Smith looking like he has no business on an MLB roster.