Now, don’t misunderstand me. The Mariners do not have the players necessary to get to where they want to be right now. And if they wait for all of those players to come up organically, it’ll be another 4-5 years before we can even talk about competing for division titles.
But there are things that can happen inhouse to make the acquisitions from outside the organization a little less crucial. The biggest thing that can happen is that players can develop or refine tools to heights not previously envisioned.
For example, if George Kirby develops a nasty cutter and suddenly becomes a legitimate ace candidate, that can change the timeline for the Mariners, albeit a bit incrementally.