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Mariners fans can't figure out rival Rangers' goal after baffling trade

The AL West isn’t supposed to be getting softer right after the Seattle Mariners won their first division title since 2001. Yet here we are, watching theTexas Rangers make a move that has Mariners fans asking a simple question:

What are they even trying to be anymore?

Texas trading Marcus Semien for Brandon Nimmo is the kind of blockbuster that should clarify a team’s direction. Instead, it muddies the waters. On paper, the Rangers trimmed some future money and shuffled stars. In practice, it feels like a team easing its foot off the gas while the rest of the division throttles up.