The Seattle Mariners just had their best season since 2001, which means 2026 will be the franchise's most hotly anticipated campaign since the 2002 season. Hopefully, this time the team will avoid a 23-win swing in the wrong direction, resulting in absence from the playoffs.
Time will obviously tell, but it's not too soon to imagine how the 2026 Mariners might perform. The roster is mostly complete, after all, and it largely resembles the one that ripped off 90 wins in the regular season and fell one win short of the World Series this year. It should at least be regression-proof, right?