Because we can kind of clump it in with the somewhat mediocre year of sports we witnessed on a local level. It’s not to say we didn’t have some fantastic moments, but it wasn’t exactly a championship kind of year for most of our local teams. Then again, now is a good time to give a Mariners offseason free agent update…. I truly believe there is a fear of irrelevance that’s driving the decisions of most of our local teams. Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national coverage, plus 24/7 livestreams from across the nation.