The Seattle Mariners were pressed into a need for a big move when they lost Jorge Polanco to the New York Mets in December. Almost a month later, the wait for said move is still ongoing, and the club's list of possibilities doesn't seem to be growing.
Yet now more than ever, it's tempting to think about a trade that brings Nico Hoerner to the Pacific Northwest.
This is not to say one couldn't fantasize about it before — heck, we sure did. But it's an outcome that might become more real depending on what the Chicago Cubs do next.