SEATTLE — For Marco Gonzales and Mitch Haniger, they felt the pain of missing the playoffs in 2017 and 2018 on teams that had similar expectations.
They endured the losing of the rebuild, starting in the 2019 season and 2020 season and expected going into a 2021 season that brought them close to the postseason than at any point with the Mariners.
Going into a 2022 season, both were vocal in their expectations of the postseason and beyond.