SEATTLE — The Mariners continue to make the trade deadline the time when they bolster their lineup for a hopeful run to the postseason.

In 2022, they acquired Luis Castillo in a move that’s still considered a steal for the Ms and is paying massive dividends today.

In 2024, they got Randy Arozarena, who mans left field as an every-day starter and was one of the hottest hitters in baseball in July.

In 2025, they traded for first baseman Josh Naylor.

And I don’t think they’re done yet.

Acquiring Naylor for two prospects, Brandyn Garcia, is a slam dunk. No disrespect for the prospects, especially Garcia, who has plenty of potential and made his MLB debut earlier this week, but instantly upgrading a position of need for some time now for two prospects from the so-called ‘next tier’ of the Mariners system is a win in every way.

And it leaves your farm system largely intact.

Whether it’s Eugenio Suarez or one of the other big fish on the trading block, the Mariners have plenty of assets to pull off even more highly impactful moves.

Buckle Up.

That’s the kind of aggressiveness that Mariner fans, among the most patient in all of sports, have been clamoring for. For a team that has a clear window right now, you have to go for it, and the Mariners, making this move and likely more, are speaking with their actions.

Regardless of what moves may or may happen over the next week, the trade for Josh Naylor is absolutely a game-changer on its own. Naylor is hitting .292 as of his trade to Seattle and instantly has the highest average of anyone on the team that’s an everyday player (Dominic Canzone is hitting .303 in just over 100 plate appearances).

It gives the Mariners a solid first baseman that can be counted on in the lineup for the first time, really since Ty France’s all-star season of 2022. Donovan Solano was better as the summer approached, but Naylor is an obvious upgrade. It has a residual effect as well, allowing Luke Raley to perhaps man right field regularly to spell the struggling Dylan Moore.

Of course, like any trade, the results will make themselves known as the year goes on and Naylor performs.

But the Mariners won the day. They energized their fanbase with the tantalizing thought of what could still be ahead before the trade deadline on July 31.

They showed the Mariners fans they are playing for it all for a chance to return to the postseason and perhaps make some noise while there.

It’s the sort of commitment and “win now” mentality that Seattle fans have asked for so fervently and quite frankly deserve in every way.

On that alone, this is a great day for the Mariners.