Since their disastrous 2-8 start, the Seattle Mariners are playing very good baseball.
That's despite placing 60 percent of their starting rotation on the disabled list, which is also where rookie outfielder Mitch Haniger, the team's best offensive player through the first few weeks of the season, finds himself.
The shorthanded M's evened their record at 17-17 following a two-game road sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. They have a .625 winning percentage since April 14, which if extrapolated over the whole season would make them a 101-win team.
The losses of Haniger, Felix Hernandez, James Paxton and Hisashi Iwakuma certainly cast doubt on the team's ability to keep up its recent pace, but the team has already shown off the improved depth general manager Jerry Dipoto so coveted when making myriad moves the past two offseasons.