For a while in Seattle there was a real sense of frustration among fans that the Seattle Mariners were being almost too patient and focused on building the farm system. That perhaps the organization needed to take on more of a 'win-now' mentality and start trading some of their prospects — including the better ones — in order to bring in talent which could help the team immediately.
In 2025, the Mariners did take this philosophy on board and started moving prospects to bring in the likes of Eugenio Suárez, Josh Naylor and most recently Brendan Donovan.