Keeping the band together was the goal. A sudden wave of staff departures may complicate that.
The Seattle Mariners spent 2025 proving they could be one of the sport’s model organizations on the field. They survived injuries and finally looked like the kind of operation that could stack contention windows instead of chasing one-off miracles.
But as soon as the season ended and the industry descended on the GM Meetings, another reality came into focus: when you become that kind of operation, everyone else starts shopping in your dugout and front office.