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Last year, the Mariners had the seventh-best OPS when not striking out. This year, they’re 14th. They’ve struck out a little more, but when not striking out, they’ve gone from a very good offense to an average one. That, and not an extra whiff every three games, is the difference between last year’s offense and this year’s one.