When the Mariners GM brought Jarrod Dyson, Carlos Ruiz, Marc Rzepczynski, and Chris Heston to Seattle, he wasn’t just bringing talent to the Emerald City, he was also loading the M’s roster with past World Series champions.
On the 2016 M’s 40-man roster, the team had two former World Series champions: Robinson Cano and Nori Aoki. It just so happens that they traded away just as many players that would go on to win last year’s title with the Chicago Cubs: Mike Montgomery and Joel Peralta.
As one theory goes: having more players on the roster that have already won it all will help the team have better post season mojo.