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

Mariners move #3: Officially give Wilson and Martinez their titles

It does look like the Mariners named Dan Wilson not just the interim manager, but the full-time manager going forward. That's what it looked like in their press release, at least, where there was no mention of interim, and there was even a note that he was going to be the teams' 18th full-time manager. It caught everyone off guard, but he has been with the team for just over a decade, so plenty of the players are familiar with him.

Then, there is Edgar Martinez. He was the team's hitting coach back from 2015-2018 while leading the team to have OPS marks of 15th, 8th, 17th, and 19th. It's nothing special, but still worlds above what we have seen from the team over the last couple of seasons. While it sounds like he is just taking over in the interim right now, it would be good for the team to just make it official and belay any uncertainty about his role so the team can focus 100% on the remainder of the season.

Outside of that, I don't think that the team needs to make any coaching changes. Acta and Negron seem like great fits as your base coaches. Pete Woodworth is a massive stud as the team's pitching coach, and they need to make sure that they keep him locked up and around for a long time.

I don't know if I am in the minority here, but I think you need to keep Dipoto and Hollander in their roles as well. They've done the most with the tight circumstances and allowances they've been handed, and if we ever see the checkbook open up just a bit, and I mean only pushing them to around 10th in baseball for payroll, you could see them really cook and get wild with this team.

Make those adjustments to the lineup. Cement those roles for Wilson and Martinez. With 34 games left, it's not over, and how sweet would it be to chase down Houston and get them back after watching the team drop 15.5 games in the standings since June 18th. It can happen, and I'm back on board with this team going forward after a brief spell of negativity. Go Mariners!