LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- It has already been a busy offseason for general manager Jerry Dipoto, but that doesn't mean the Mariners won't continue to be in the middle of things as the Winter Meetings play out over the next four days.
Though Seattle missed out on its top target, Japanese two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani, Dipoto has already engineered deals to acquire Dee Gordon and Ryon Healy to fill holes in center field and first base, respectively.
Dipoto and a group of about 20 Mariners executives arrived over the weekend to join the fray in Florida to swap ideas -- and possibly more players -- as representatives of all 30 Major League teams gather in the same hotel.