If Seattle Mariners fans weren't hyped for 2026 before, they are now. The glow of the Mariners' long-awaited trade for Brendan Donovan is still bright, and the official stance of SoDo Mojo is that the deal clinched an "A" grade for offseason.
It's always worth considering outside perspectives, however, and Max Mannis of Jomboy Media dropped a doozy in the aftermath of the Donovan trade. Basically, he dared to point out that the Mariners have replaced Eugenio Suárez and Jorge Polanco with Donovan and Rob Refsnyder:
So the Mariners effectively replaced Eugenio Suarez and Jorge Polanco with Brendan Donovan and Rob Refsnyder.