At the major league level, the Seattle Mariners had a tough season. Though they finished a respectable 85-77 on the year, the M's squandered a 10.0 game lead in

With their 6-1 victory over the Astros in Monday’s series opener, the Mariners improved their playoffs odds from 6.6% to 12%, according to FanGraphs calculations. Yes, Lloyd, there’s still a chance.

MLB Pipeline, the official prospect arm of MLB dot com, updated their Top 100 prospects list at the end of the season. They have listed eight Cubs among the best minor league prospects in baseball. Those eight prospects are: 22.