It wasn’t Manny Machado, Cole Hamels, Zach Britton or Brad Hand.
But as the most talented teams in the American League and across baseball got more talented before the weekend, the Seattle Mariners finally got in on that with a deal of their own, acquiring right-handed reliever Sam Tuivailala from the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.
Is that enough?
Most figured the Mariners would go after an addition to their bullpen, and general manager Jerry Dipoto said he has contacted every team in the major leagues before Tuesday’s nonwaiver trade deadline about possible targets.