4 moves the Mariners could make to go all-in and become World Series favorites

Big Game Hunting 

With the ability to acquire Arozarena without tapping into the top 6 of your farm system, Seattle still has plenty of ammo to go and shock the baseball world. With Tai Peete being the type of player to bring in your 3rd star of the deadline, you have arguably the second best treasure chest in baseball (behind Baltimore) to go and get a true star bat that can not only help you recapture the AL West lead, but also give you a legitimate shot to make a World Series run.

There are really only three realistic players on this list to me: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Brent Rooker, and Luis Robert.

Luis Robert

Let's start with Robert. The uber talented, but fragile slugger for the White Sox would bring power and golf glove caliber defense that would give the Mariners arguably the most exciting duo in the outfield in all of baseball. He has multiple years of control left and is just entering his prime. All 29 other teams would be ecstatic to have him.

The problem though, is his trade demand is reportedly in the Juan Soto range. I love Luis Robert, but he's not Juan Soto, and should only be worth 70% of the price San Diego paid for the now Yankees star. Is Seattle willing to give up potentially two or three of their top five prospects for a talented player, but one who has serious injury risks? It may be the biggest and most riskiest move in their history of Seattle went all in on Robert.

There also seem to be some conflicting reports on the Mariners' interests. We know they asked about him during the Santos trade this winter, and that White Sox scouts have been to every nook and cranny of the Mariners organization, looking at players. A deal feels likely, but then Adam Jude of the Seattle Times posted on social media that Seattle acquiring Robert is highly unlikely at this point.

It feels to me that the bidding war for his services has gotten a little too high for Dipoto 's liking and that a trade for SS Paul DeJong (injury replacement for Crawford) or relief pitcher Michael Kopech feels more realistic at this point.

In the event a deal for Robert did come together, look for Ford, one of Young or Montes, Emerson Hancock, and Logan Evans to all be in on the deal, and even that may not be enough.