Even as they work through their first week of full-squad drills, the Mariners are facing a looming deadline.
They will lose eight players from their camp roster in early March to the World Baseball Classic, including lineup cornerstones Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz.
Other clubs are losing players, too, but the count among the Mariners is particularly high.
"As far as the chemistry in our clubhouse," manager Scott Servais conceded, "those guys are a big part of what we’re doing. That’s a little bit challenging. But we’ll rev it up here early in camp to make sure they have a good feel.