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Where can I find OBP+?  That's the normalized stat I am certain the Mariners are lacking in, across the board.   Not just VsL.   Slg, Contact,  ISO, HR, XBH, Swing%, SO...All pretty average.  The non-split stats that they're not middle of the pack in are BB/OBP related.  Granted, the RH power bats we've been talking about all have histories of BB/OBP production.  Had they sneaked into the playoffs with their .300 OBP would that have been a precedent?
 I think they're like the 95 Braves,  03 Cubs and 96 Dodgers in that respect.  If we're looking for playoff teams with abysmal on base abilities. You'll find many more matches dwelling in the cellar.  Not with our pitching, of course.  But those teams are NL... In the AL?  Got no idea.
After counting on my hands I'd have to take off one shoe to select a digit for each team since 1969 with fewer than 400 BB.  12, before this year.   4 more added, I'll just count the other shoe as #16.  Yeah, the Mariners have a couple of them in 2007 and 2014.  They represent half of the full seasons in that span that have produced less than 400 BB and a winning record.   Not only were 4 teams failing to BB 400 times this year a new precedent,  KC became the first playoff team among them in that span.  Is KCs Crazy 2014 more like what we're shooting for?  Lotsaluck.
So maybe all of Bautista, Stanton, V Martinez, Puig, Tulowitzki, Kemp, VanSlyke, Upton (haha), Jones (sob), Zobrist, CarGo or Butler prove to be unattainable for the Ms this year.  There's still Cruz/Napoli/Cuddyer/Melky/Willingham and others that all kind of fit the bill in whatever order too.   How about go get Melky, Zobrist and Napoli?  Seager is an RBI guy, I don't think the lineup requires a single hitter to drive everyone in.   A couple more that can get on base and get some xbh will help in all of that.   Jacksons OBP the last3 years is .340, I've got to hope more of that shows next year than the poor showing since he joined the Ms.