Despite the Mariners’ shockingly good start to the season, it seems like most of us have been sober about their chances to make the postseason this year. Has the team been good? Yes. Sustainable? Maybe. Good enough? Probably not.
With that said, the Mariners were already facing an uphill battle going into the deadline. When their main competition in the Yankees went out and added Anthony Rizzo and Joey Gallo, the Mariners’ chances went from merely unlikely to borderline impossible.
The gap between the two teams (and their respective approaches to the trade deadline) was evident after Thursday’s and Friday’s games.