It’s mid-June, and the Mariners sit in fourth place in the division. While there’s still a significant amount of season left and the Mariners are by no means mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, it’s no stretch to say this season has fallen well short of expectations, as the Mariners have been leapfrogged by their AL West competitors the Rangers and Angels, with the Astros being their typical impressive selves. For a team that was supposed to contend for the division and now will likely have to rely on luck and a hot stretch of play to even scrape into a Wild Card spot, it’s an understandable disappointment for a fanbase starved for some degree of sustained success from their hometown nine.
Looking ahead: how confident do you feel in the direction of the Seattle Mariners? A roundtabLLe discussion
