Seattle Mariners Series Preview: They’re having a fire...sale!

Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports Jun 11, 2019; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Seattle Mariners designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach (20) hits a RBI single against the Minnesota Twins in the fifth inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jesse JohnsonThe Seattle Mariners roared out of the gates in 2019 and by the third week of the season, they were the biggest story and the talk of the league. After sweeping the Royals in Kansas City, they were 13-2 and scoring runs by the dozens and hitting almost as many home runs. Then they lost five in a row and are 18-42 since then. That’s a pace for 48 or 49 wins over the course of a full season. And it’s not going to get better. They’ve already traded Jay Bruce and Edwin Encarnacion. They’re still hitting a lot of home runs (though those two accounted for 35 of their 132 team home runs), but their scoring has settled down and their pitching has been an unmitigated disaster with a 5.70 ERA since their hot start with tons of home runs allowed. Injuries and ineffectiveness have brought out the worst timeline for their rotation, and bullpen and it’s really ugly right now in Seattle. This could be a really evenly matched series that nobody wants to watch.

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