When the Seattle Mariners left Sacramento with Eugenio Suárez in tow, it was clear they had improved their team. Getting Josh Naylor was a coup, but acquiring Geno had the combined effect of adding someone who was familiar and beloved, plus the consensus best bat on the market.

The stats behind Seattle Mariners’ post-trade deadline surge

Regardless of how each player performed moving forward, the front office had shown an intense commitment to this group of players.

But when they rolled out their new toys at home for the first tie against the Rangers, we got a chance to see this lineup in action. Seeing the nine batters laid out on a card, you could just tell it looked impressive. In fact, in the 10 games that followed, they scored 55 runs (5.5 per game) with their lowest output bei

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