Last year, the Mariners were the best of the very few average teams, iced out of the playoffs by an elite core of 97+ win teams. Nine months and a roughly a dozen trades later, the 2019 Mariners find themselves on the other edge of the cliff. With every team 50-60 games from the finish line, Seattle retains the 6th-worst record in MLB. Their .422 win percentage after today’s victory puts them at pace for a 68-94 campaign. In some years, like 2007 or 2011, that’d be good for a bottom-three finish in MLB. But this year four teams are currently on pace for 100 losses, with the selling Marlins hanging at a 99 loss pace in a division intent on beefing up.
Mariners gleefully sap Tigers of delicious victory juices
