So far, the 2025 Mariners look an awful lot like the 2024 Mariners, who looked an awful lot like the 2023 Mariners. For as much as the squad’s identity feels so familiar, more has changed than you’d think. The 2025 lineup’s only carryovers from 2023 are Julio Rodriguez, Cal Raleigh, J.P. Crawford, and Dylan Moore. For me, this highlights a couple of things. First, the central guys do a lot for how one perceives a team identity. Second, we’re only three games into the new season.
My read of the vibes is that, while it’s all tempered by “to be sure, it’s still very early,” the dominant feeling is ready to pounce on a Same Old Mariners narrative.