SEATTLE -- There may be four months between now and the start of Spring Training, but that hasn't stopped Mariners manager Scott Servais from beginning to plot ways to improve one of his team's major weaknesses last year.
After vowing to be an aggressive baserunning club that took advantage of improved speed and athleticism in 2017, instead the Mariners found themselves committing far too many mistakes on the bases and running into enough outs to leave Servais searching for solutions.
"It's the fundamental things that drive teams, coaching staffs and fans crazy," Servais said. "I get it.