With general manager Jerry Dipoto ill, assistant GM Justin Hollander provided the daily update to the media
LAS VEGAS — Until a late batch of moves on Wednesday afternoon, the Major League Baseball winter meetings had been bereft of trades, signings and basic transactions.
Was there a reason?
Well, Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto has been ill since Tuesday evening.
“He’s trying to grind the winter meetings to a halt by being sick,” joked Mariners assistant GM Justin Hollander. “No one can do anything. It’s all his fault. If we aren’t doing things, then everyone else is waiting and wondering what’s going on.