Who better than Denard Span? He defines under-the-radar. First, the man wasn’t even a Mariners through the season’s first 50 games. Similar to Mitch Haniger, he over-achieved as the “throw-in” to his trade. When Dipoto made the trade last Memorial Day weekend, a summary would be, “Alex Colome was picked up to bolster the bullpen! Oh, and Denard Span is coming too.”
Except that Colome was too streaky while Denard was consistent the whole way through. And just for the record, he’s resurrected his season as a Mariner. He came to Seattle hitting just .238 but while here, he has hit almost .