Jerry Dipoto made the Mariners one of the biggest winners of the 2025 trade deadline adding key additions without hurting the farm.
Say what you will about Jerry Dipoto, but this time, even his harshest critics have to tip their cap. The Seattle Mariners’ president of baseball operations didn’t just navigate the 2025 trade deadline, he dominated it.
While other contenders scrambled for late-hour blockbusters, Dipoto played chess while everyone else was playing checkers. If it weren’t for the Padres, Phillies, Mets, or Astros setting off some fireworks of their own, we’d be calling this deadline Dipoto’s personal masterpiece.