Given just how much potential Julio Rodríguez has, the expectations for him in Seattle almost verge on the unreasonable at times. It's why one of the most common narratives surrounding him is that he has underachieved for the Mariners during the first four seasons of his Major League career.
Further pushing this recurring narrative is routinely not getting warmed up until the second half of each season, combined with inevitable comparisons to a certain Ken Griffey Jr. However, if people want to push this comparison and claim that Rodríguez doesn't deserve to be mentioned on the same level as Griffey, then they are being dishonest with not only others, but also themselves.