The Mariners may be flying under the radar now, but I wouldn’t be at all surprised if they made the playoffs. I also say this—as a Giants fan—who went to Seattle last season to see the Giants play against the M’s and came away very impressed and with a ton of respect for the Mariner franchise.
They’re sort of Team Gestalt: whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Hargrove just suddenly quit, and the rotation is, at best, above-average.
Bullpen is nails, though. Ichiro is Ichiro, Beltre is finally coming through, and Guillen is caliente, finally.
Need a 1B, though.