There have been times throughout the 48-year history of the Seattle Mariners when it has felt like everyone was a little in love with them. The Ken Griffey Jr. years of the 1990s come to mind. So, too, does the Ichiro Suzuki-led charge to 116 wins in 2001.
Might right now be another?
To think as much would feel delusional if there wasn't hype for the Mariners in seemingly every direction. They were broadly seen as one of the big winners of the trade deadline after scoring Eugenio Suárez and Josh Naylor from the Arizona Diamondbacks and Caleb Ferguson from the Pittsburgh Pirates.