Well, Jon Heyman may not have the worst Mariners take of the past calendar year anymore. A local news anchor tweeted out two cropped videos of Jerry Dipoto press conferences a year apart and decided to make a claim that was flat out untrue.
In the first clip, Dipoto says they do not believe the 2019 club would threaten for a playoff spot and that the team would be in a better position to pursue that in 2020 or 2021. In the second clip, Dipoto said the 2020 team won’t compete for a playoff spot this year and their success would be measured by player growth, not wins and losses.