The Breeze Vol 1 # 52 Robinson Cano are the Mariners Better with him or Without Him

Near  Safeco Field In Seattle WA you can often hear the sound of trains rumbling past as part of the ambiance and charm of games in the Sodo district. What is a more daunting task for the Mariners is convincing a rightfully cynical fan base that they are worthy of the Seattle Sports $.  After a 71-91
season that saw Eric Wedge sidelined due to medical issues and clearly declining attendance. After 3.51  million fans attended games in the 116 win Season of 2001 the numbers have declined every year to a low of 1.76 Million in 2013. her is a look at 2012 profit  despite declining numbers at the Gate. http://blogs.seattletimes.com/mariners/2013/03/12/mariners-turned-a-profit-of-just-under-5-9-million-last-season/. Mariner Nation has been subject to a lot of Lip service over the years by the likes of Howard Lincoln who Stated  many times the team wanted to remain competitive.
After many mistakes including the Chone Figgins disaster. The Seattle Sports scene shifted slowly like tectonic plates in the earthquake prone region. The Seattle Sounders burst onto the scene and has become the  top draw as far as MLS Soccer is concerned. . Mariners brass are without a doubt under Pressure seeing the good fourtune of the Seahawks 23-7 since Russell Wilson has taken over @QB. He only cost $686,000 this year as compared to a 2B who GM Jack Zurendcik inked to a 10year 240 million dollar contract that expires in 2023. This contract value will be seen in the first 5 years but the M,s will need to retool by 1. Continuing to overpay free agents to come to Safeco. Chone Figgins and Jeff Cirillo  come to mind as free agent busts. 2. Trade young Players like Taijuan Walker and potentially Nick Franklin for whatever value you can get. The GM and his contract should both expire at the end of the year. The Cano signing might be a desperation move to compete in a division that has become a haven for high Priced free agents Fielder , Hamilton, Pujols , Cano and so on.
The only saving grace for  the M,s is they do have Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma as a 1-2 top of the starting rotation. The Mariners have forgotten that for what is a predominant football/Soccer town that revenue generation has a direct relationship to the product put out on the playing  field.
Seattle Mariner Fans need more than 1 high priced free agent to restore the tattered confidence of a fan base that has been deceived and lied to for the last 12 Years. Seattle fans deserve better
Then again there is always the football and Soccer teams to invest in.

I am Mark Alan Janisch Writer and Founder wws I can be found on twitter@wideworldofspor