Each MLB team's season success or failure?

Each MLB team’s season success or failure?

Nov 1, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; Kansas City Royals center fielder Jarrod Dyson shows off the Commissioners Trophy to fans after defeating the New York Mets in game five of the World Series at Citi Field. The Royals win the World Series four games to one. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /

25 of 30

Seattle Mariners

Aug 26, 2015; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Mariners right fielder Nelson Cruz (23) celebrates after hitting a solo-home run against the Oakland Athletics during the eighth inning at Safeco Field. Seattle defeated Oakland, 8-2. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports /

76-86, 4^th in AL West

The Mariners found themselves among the World Series favorites entering the season. After missing out on the postseason by one game a year ago, Seattle added Nelson Cruz and appeared to have some promising young talent ready to breakout.

Seattle fell short of those lofty goals and was unable to put together a single winning month. The offense was the main culprit in the first half, while the rotation struggled in the second half.

Cruz worked out better than anyone expected, posting a 158 wRC+ in his first season with the team per FanGraphs. However, Robinson Cano’s slow start and the inability to develop young players like Mike Zunino doomed Seattle in the end.

Losing Hisashi Iwakuma and James Paxton for long periods of time did not help matters, as pitching depth was one of the main areas of concern coming into the season. The bullpen, particularly Fernando Rodney, also regressed in a big way from its excellent 2014 level.

The failed season led to the firing of general manager Jack Zduriencik and now the longest playoff drought in the Majors. There’s still some hope for next season, but Seattle could face yet another rebuild.

Failure. The Mariners never came close to meeting high expectations.

Next: St. Louis Cardinals

Home/Chicago Cubs