One month, one big swing, and a lot of second-guessing. Now the Orioles take their turn.
You could feel the contradiction in real time: a front office desperate for outfield oxygen, and a move that bled away what many believed were the last drops of the Seattle Mariners' spending flexibility. Leody Taveras was the classic midseason triage, costly enough to matter, hopeful enough to talk yourself into, brief enough to become lore.
Seattle didn’t just take a flier; they absorbed millions to plug a right-field leak, betting the glove and switch-hit profile would stabilize the floor while the bat found daylight.