Another fall, another Mariners-less post-season, despite expanding the playoffs to wrap more teams than ever in Manfred’s grasping embrace. For those of us watching at home, it can feel disheartening to look at teams like the Yankees or Dodgers and measure the difference between those squads and the 2020 Mariners. But deeper than the players themselves—the Fernando Tatíses and Ronald Acuñas and Gerrit Coles, shining brightly on prime time stages—there are organizational philosophies at play, things that have brought those specific players to this specific moment, and nestled within that, lessons we hope the current Mariners management is absorbing alongside us, as we all watch the playoffs together, from home.
What each 2020 AL playoff team could teach the Mariners
