The importance of a fast start for our 2018 Seattle Mariners is vital for a successful season, so important that it is hard to express in words. During the last ten seasons, the Mariners have finished April with a better than .500 record twice. In 2009, they started 13-9 and went on to win 85 games.
In 2016, they started 13-10 and finished 86-76 and played to the final days of the season. 2014 was different in that they overcame a slow April to just miss playoffs. They went 11-14 in April that year and finished one game out.