It’s a common theme amongst Mariners fans to note a players’ success after their departure from Seattle, or claim that the Emerald City is where playing careers die. Some fine examples of the former come in the form of players such as Chris Taylor, Justin Smoak, and Adrián Beltré, while the Seattle tenures of Chone Figgins, Érik Bédard, and Drew Smyly, amongst others, support the latter.
How immediate is the success of some of the players that leave Seattle, you may ask?