The Mariners came as advertised this year; tons of dingers, suspect pitching, and historically bad defense. After the smoke-and-mirrors of their 13-2 start to the season, they’ve been a chore of a team to watch. I’ve seen a lot of bad Mariners teams over the years, and this has been by far one of the worst clubs to have ever taken the field on the corner of Edgar and Dave.
Even then, I’m not disappointed. Those directly involved with the team outright said what their intentions were this year; to take a step-back in order to build something more than just a second wild card contender.