It’s a trade that already has a case to be called the best the Seattle Mariners have ever made during the course of a season.

On July 24, the M’s made one of the biggest splashes ahead of the MLB trade deadline by acquiring first baseman Josh Naylor from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Baseball fans in Seattle know what came next. Naylor gave the Mariners everything they were hoping for and perhaps more while holding down a position that was a clear weak point before the deal, and the M’s went on their deepest playoff run in franchise history, falling one win shy of their first World Series berth.

Naylor hit .299 with an .831 OPS and 19 extra-base hits in 54 regular season games with Seattle. He played strong defense. And he led

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