Nobody should need much in the way of convincing that the Seattle Mariners could have a very, very special 2026 season. They are obviously a World Series contender, just as they obviously have a half-century's worth of unfinished business in that regard.
So if ESPN's Buster Olney had merely predicted that the Mariners will win the World Series in 2026, our only note would be "No notes."
If anything, we'd only question whether that was truly a bold prediction for 2026. A proper example of a bold prediction is one that flies in the face of some sort of widely agreed upon certainties.