When the Seattle Mariners awoke on Thursday morning, it felt like the whole baseball world was united around one opinion: they were winning the trade deadline.
The shoe fit well enough. The Mariners had already struck for Josh Naylor and Caleb Ferguson in earlier deals, and then the really big one hit on Wednesday night when they secured a reunion with Eugenio Suárez, who has 36 home runs and was tied for the MLB lead with 87 RBI at the time.
Talk of the Mariners being the most improved team in MLB exploded, with ESPN's Buster Olney going a step further: "This is a team that absolutely to me is the best team in the American League going forward.