It's early, but the Mariners are encouraged by their first steps under new manager Dan Wilson. Here are a few early takeaways from spring training.

The Seattle Mariners lost to the Athletics on Wednesday in spring training action at the Peoria Sports Complex. And while Rowdy Tellez's home run or Colt Emerson's slick play were certainly nice, they weren't the true highlights of the game.

Today isn’t a “real” game and the Padres aren’t our real dads, so let’s watch some baseball and have some fun. I just think there might not be any rules.