Mariners fans are already stressing about shaky rotation's playoff outlook

San Diego Padres v Seattle Mariners | Steph Chambers/GettyImagesThe Seattle Mariners have had a solid season when you zoom out and look at the bigger picture. Solid. But frustrating. In a year where the offense has finally shown signs of life, there’s still an undeniable cloud of disappointment hanging over the team. Why? Because when a Mariners offense ranks seventh in all of Major League Baseball, you should be bulldozing your way to a division title.

Instead, the Mariners are barely clinging to the hope of an AL West crown, and the culprit isn’t hard to find — it’s the starting rotation.

For years, fans and analysts alike begged this front office to just get some bats. The pitching had…