Welcome to The Windup, The Athletic's MLB newsletter.

Just in case the Mariners’ rotation wasn’t already weird enough, they’ve decided to turn it into an all-hands-on-deck group project. So, they’re going back to t

Welcome to The Windup, The Athletic's MLB newsletter.

There are so many ways to look at the Mariners’ latest piggyback plan. Some will call it creative. Others will hate it and call it weird, or bush league. Maybe