Jerry Dipoto is running the Seattle Mariners in circles
Playing both sides
If he’s raising the white flag and alienating the players, at least go all the way. Why are Mitch Haniger and Kyle Seager still on the team if Dipoto isn’t willing to make a run with the current roster? This one foot in and one foot out strategy isn’t working. It’s also why the Seattle Mariners have been on a hamster wheel with Dipoto running the team the last five years.
All his deadline deals this year didn’t accomplish much. He swapped out closers, added another mediocre starter, and angered the team and fanbase. Once again, the M’s can slowly fade from contention like they would have done without those moves.
Maybe he’s waiting for Julio Rodriguez, Noelvi Marte, and Emmerson Hancock to arrive like the cavalry in an old Western. If that’s the case, he’s in for at least a one-to-two-year wait. That’s when the non Jarred Kelenic, Cal Raleigh reinforcements arrive. And as we’ve seen with Kelenic and Raleigh, there is an adjustment period.
This team is nowhere near championship caliber. It’s hard to see how these moves bring the Seattle Mariners any closer to a title. It’s just more of Captain Dipoto shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic while M’s fans float on a life raft as Chris Taylor sinks to the bottom of the ocean. The right call was to offer out Mitch Hanniger, Seager (with cash), and Graveman and bring in as much talent as possible.