In the minds of Seattle Mariners fans, the possibility of Bo Bichette coming to the Pacific Northwest occupied a very particular niche: almost certainly not going to happen, but just realistic enough for the odd daydream or two.
The Mariners were probably never going to give Bichette a $200 million contract, but you could at least make the case that they should. And in the event that he was forced into entertaining short-term offers, well, obviously the Mariners would have to get involved then.
The latter seemed halfway plausible after Kyle Tucker inked a shorter-than-expected four-year, $240 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night.