A few days ago in a group chat that I take part in, a question was posed asking if you would rather be a fan of the Seattle Mariners, being perceived as having not done enough in the offseason and underperforming, or of the San Diego Padres, having spent plenty in recent years, and still underperforming. The question at this point in the season may ultimately be moot, and the likely more popular answer of “spend money” makes sense because it is a more visible effort in trying to make the team better with potentially immediate results. There are some valid arguments for each case, depending strongly on end of season results we are nowhere near approaching as absolutes at the current point in the season.
Mariners help the Padres look like the team everyone thought they would be in the offseason, lose 10-3
