Reynolds is not a bad player just because he is on a bad team either, he had a 6 WAR season in 2021.
The Mariners have now been connected to two high-quality players, one who they could sign (Kris Bryant) and one who they could trade for (Bryan Reynolds). This shows that the Mariners are willing to build their team this offseason and they should be expected to be coming up in the rumor mill more and more.
This notion that there can be good players on bad teams is quite an epiphany for me. lol