The 2023 MLB Trade Deadline has come and gone and the Mariners exit the deadline looking...well, looking pretty similar to the team they entered the deadline as, minus one closer and plus a few roster spots. It’s a perfectly middling trade deadline for a team that’s been almost the exact literal definition of middling all season.
Given Jerry Dipoto’s love of trades, it’s no surprise the Mariner found themselves enmeshed in multiple trade rumors. When the 3:00 deadline rolled past, however, it was with more of a whimper than a bang. Not only did the Mariners not move any of their coveted young pitching, they also didn’t trade rental players like Teoscar Hernández or Tom Murphy, both of whom had been heavily speculated about in deadline deals.