The Seattle Mariners lost again on Tuesday night against the Athletics, dropping to 10-15 on the season.

Since we have yet to finish the first full month of the season, it's probably fair to still say "it's early," but it's also fair to start being worried about what you're seeing.

In fourth place in the American League West, the M's have already dropped series's against three of four division rivals (Rangers, Athletics, Angels). The M's are a dreadful 1-8 on the road. They've failed to sustain any kind of momentum when good things do happen.

The offense has looked listless on multiple occasions, and after a nice weekend against Texas, the energy appears to have depleted.

While various points of the roster have had their issues, the offense is generally regarded as the biggest culprit here. Seattle is tied for the third-most strikeouts (228) in the league, while also having the 27th-best batting average (.219). At .355, the M's have the 26th-best slugging percentage, and they also house the 24th-best OPS (.673). 

While the starting rotation has been fairly strong, the bullpen has also been leaky: Even Eduard Bazardo and Gabe Speier were tagged for critical runs in Tuesday's loss, and there was the horrific implosion in San Diego last week.

The only solace right now, other than "it's early," is that other really good teams with real expectations are struggling also. 

The New York Mets, the owners of the biggest payroll in baseball, have lost 12-straight games and have the lowest OPS in the sport (.617). The Boston Red Sox, who are supposed to be one of the up-and-coming teams in the league - and made the playoffs last season - are 29th. They have a worse slugging percentage than the Mariners do.

The Philadelphia Phillies, who have World Series aspirations, are barely ahead of the Mariners in slugging. The Toronto Blue Jays and Red Sox are in fourth and fifth-place in the American League East. The Detroit Tigers, who also have title aspirations, are a mere 12-12. The Phillies are 8-15. The Mets are 7-16. The San Francisco Giants, who have spent a ton of money, are 10-13.

It is happening to others, but that doesn't make what's happening to the Mariners any less frustrating.

This is a veteran team that *should* know how to grind through things, and they have to figure it out - and fast.

While it's still early, things can snowball away from you. And the Mariners are missing vital chances against some weaker rosters to do damage. With a brutal August on tap, they can't really afford to hope to turn it on later.

That turn around has to start now.

The Mariners will play the A's in the series finale on Wednesday (1:10 p.m. PT) before a much-needed off day on Thursday.

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