There are losses that can be shrugged off, and then there are losses that make you look around for someone to blame. Jorge Polanco's defection to the New York Mets is one of the latter for Seattle Mariners fans, though the frustrating part is how hard it is to place blame on any of the relevant parties.
You can't blame Polanco. Returning to Seattle was his first choice, according to Adam Jude of The Seattle Times, but he simply couldn't turn down the Mets' two-year, $40 million offer. Nor should he have, as his new deal is worth nearly as much as he's made in his entire career.