As the 2018 trade deadline approached in late July, the Mariners were plummeting out of contention. Most fans and writers believed that if the team was to have a chance to stop the bleeding and salvage a playoff spot, they would have to make a splash at the deadline. Unfortunately, it appeared that the team’s “splash” had come in late May with the trade for Denard Span and Álex Colomé.
The team’s deadline acquisitions ended up coming in the form of a paltry trio of relievers and Cameron Maybin. Perhaps predictably, the moves weren’t followed with an appreciable uptick in performance, and the Mariners were left with little to show for their trouble.