Arkins: Mariners Must Grow Lineup To Contend

Reading Time: 6 minutesAssuming the Seattle Mariners plan on contending next year, the team will have to grow a lineup that recently lost two of its best hitters to free agency — Nelson Cruz and Denard Span. While the Mariners did win 89 games last season, they ranked in the bottom-third of MLB in runs scored. In fact, run production regressed to a leve…