Seattle Mariners: One Big Deal Down, What’s Next?
Division Title or Bust
There are still some top offensive free-agents available; Trevor Story, Nick Castellanos, and Carlos Correa, to name a few. Again, if Dipoto adds one of these guys, it likely means he has to trade some more players away. The Seattle Mariners are probably stuck with the newly acquired Suarez.
The only way he’s getting dealt is if the M’s include a top player and/or prospect with him. Just like what Cincinnati did to Seattle.
There is also the fact that if Seattle adds any more position players, they might block some of their top prospects from making the big leagues. It’s fair to say that the M’s will continue to focus their efforts on acquiring a top of the rotation type of pitcher. However, that may not be so easy. Dipoto has the farm system to appease any team’s prospect appetite.
But he shouldn’t just start spending the farm. He’s worked very hard to turn the Seattle Mariners farm system into one of the best in MLB. It would be sad to see their farm system go from the top to the bottom. Dipoto continues to make some very shrewd trades. This roster has a handful of players who can take their game up another level or two!
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— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) March 17, 2022
So Mariner fans, you need to get used to this roster being the roster that will start the 2022 MLB season. The good news is it’s also the roster that will break the playoff drought. Can Opening Day get here already?!