With the World Series now in the rear-view mirror, the Seattle Mariners find themselves in an unenviable position.
Last year at this time, they were riding high, coming off their first playoff appearance in 21 years and looking to find a way not just to make the playoffs again but to win the division and maybe win the World Series for the first time.
Instead, the Mariners spent much of the season treading water around .500, and then a faceplant in the final two weeks of the season kept them home for the playoffs. They could only watch as division rivals Texas and Houston battled it out
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