3 moves for the Mariners to make after the firing of Scott Servais

34 games left in the season. That's when the Mariners decided to shake things up by deciding to fire both their Manager, Scott Servais, and their hitting coach, Jarret DeHart. However, it may be too little too late with the Mariners 5.5 games back of the division leading Astros while being even further back in the Wild Card picture as they sit 7.5 games back of the final spot currently held by the Kansas City Royals.

Seeing the Mariners record of 64-64 makes things feel a bit worse than they actually are. You think about years past, and you know that to get to the playoffs, you need to end up somewhere in that 86-90 win range to get a spot now that there are three Wild Card teams that earn berths. Right now, the Astros are on pace for 88 wins, so the Mariners would need to go 24-10 to match that.

However, the Mariners have the 25th-ranked remaining strength of schedule, while the Astros have the 7th-ranked when it comes to the average win percentage of teams remaining to face (.514-.486). If the Rangers falter a bit and finish in line with that mark, they would end up with 86 wins. It's not a big difference, but slight enough that it could mean the world to the Mariners. Does 22-12 sound a lot more manageable than 24-10 to you? I know it's just two games, but it seems much more doable.

The Mariners haven't been good the last 2 months, and that's still being nice about it. We are asking this team to win as many games in their next 34 contests as we just saw them win in their last 55 or so. The Mariners are a team of streaks though, as we have seen them go 6-10, 38-21, and 20-33. If they play at that exact same win rate that they did win they went 38-21... they would go 22-12 to finish the year.

All of that leads to this. The season isn't over, but it's getting tighter by the day. Let's look into it and check out the 3 next steps that the Mariners need to take after the firing of Scott Servais and Jarret DeHart to try and salvage the season.