Marco Gonzales has received criticism for his performance in the second half, but continues to give the Mariners a chance to win more often than not. Why is he being treated as a scapegoat? Ben Ranieri takes a look.

While bigger market managers may get more of the national media focus, there is no doubt Mariners manager Scott Servais should be the American League's Manager of the Year.

Winners of 10 of their last 12, the Mariners look poised to finally snap their 20-year playoff drought with relative ease this month. But while a postseason berth is more or less in the bag, there's still something the team should be hyper-focused on accomplishing.