I was taking a look at the Mariners stats and it's pretty shocking that they are actually in a playoff position. For all of the talk of their pitching, it's average or below by fWAR, ranking 16th in the league. They are also decidedly below averge defensively and on the basepaths at -4.6 and -8.9, respectively.
The offense is a tick above average, but they get there with a piss poor .229 batting average. Anybody with complaints about the Jays offensive approach should watch the Mariners. It's hard to argue that this isn't just a .500 team with an extremely easy schedule. Next year I can't wait to get a bigger piece of those s***** West opponents.