The Mariners are a team that are currently in the midst of both a rebuild and a youth movement after years of wandering just outside the pearly gates of October baseball. While there have been flashes of dominance in recent seasons, Seattle has struggled with being able to maintain momentum through an entire 162-game season and usually falls out of contention by mid to late summer.
For those two reasons, the Mariners are not expected to do much this season other than further groom their young studs and wait for relevance once again. Still, the M’s have managed to stay relevant in the young 2021 season, vaulting to the top of the West thanks to steadily grinding out wins late in games.