Jerry Dipoto, Mariners must buy at MLB trade deadline no matter what happens | Commentary

SEATTLE – What was once an impossibility is now an improbability, but that’s still a cause for concern. The Mariners, who many predicted to be World Series-bound at the start of the season, were 53-56 entering Thursday with the Monday MLB trade deadline looming. Last year, remember, the team acquired offensive weapons Eugenio Suárez and Josh Naylor at the deadline, then proceeded to make the deepest playoff run in franchise history. But what about this year? Could they become sellers if these next few games spiral out of control?

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