10 potential trade targets for the Colorado Rockies from the Seattle Mariners

Colorado Rockies, Seattle Mariners, Tom Murphy — SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – OCTOBER 02: Tom Murphy #2 of the Seattle Mariners looks on before the game against the Los Angeles Angels at T-Mobile Park on October 02, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

First of all, on behalf of everyone here at Rox Pile, Merry Christmas to all Colorado Rockies fans and everyone out there that’s celebrating it. We hope that you can spend some quality time with your family and/or friends this holiday season. We will celebrate by continuing on with our look at trade targets from each and every MLB team and today, the Seattle Mariners are up.

The Seattle Mariners have often been regarded as the Colorado Rockies of the American League but that comparison isn’t quite accurate. In fact, it’s probably the Los Angeles Angels that are the more accurate comparison because, by and large, the Seattle Mariners have been worse than the Rockies.

The Mariners haven’t made it to the playoffs since 2001, which is, by far, the longest active playoff drought in North American men’s professional sports. The next longest playoff drought in MLB is the Philadelphia Phillies, who last played in the postseason in 2011.

The Mariners general manager is Jerry Dipoto and he is a former pitcher, scout, and front office advisor (most notably as Director of Player Personnel) for the Rockies so they do have that connection.

The Mariners came as close to making the playoffs as they could without making it as they were in the playoff hunt until game 162 but they missed out on getting one of the two AL Wild Card spots. However, perhaps, they would have made it in had the Mariners not been sellers at the trade deadline.

If their run differential says anything, it says that they will be much closer to a mid-70s win team rather than the 90-win team they were. So, despite making some additions to the team (like 2021 AL Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray), they still could decide to sell some of their pieces this offseason.

If they do, the Colorado Rockies are in need of plenty of things this offseason if they truly believe they should be buyers and can be playoff contenders in 2022.

Here are ten potential trade targets for the Colorado Rockies from the Seattle Mariners.

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