Jeff Passan totally nails it with why Mariners must be aggressive at trade deadline

Cal Raleigh is having a once-in-a-career season, and Jeff Passan is calling on the Mariners to make sure it doesn’t go to waste.

2025 MLB All-Star Week: Home Run Derby | Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/GettyImagesThere are a dozen reasons why the Seattle Mariners need to be aggressive at the 2025 MLB trade deadline. The offense has been streaky. They still have a shot at the AL West division crown. The rotation is elite, but unsupported.

But all of those reasons take a back seat to one undeniable truth — this season, Cal Raleigh is doing something historic. And if the Mariners don’t capitalize, they risk turning a generational performance into another footnote in a long line of “what…