Jerry Dipoto detailed how much time he spent at Tuesday’s MLB Winter Meetings talking about positions players – despite reported connections to free agent outfielder Jay Bruce.
“Absolute zero,” the Mariners general manager said.
His focus has squared solely on pitching, he said, which he outlined heading into this five-day stay in Orlando, Florida.
Those plans don’t necessarily mean a starting pitcher, and if it is, he said it’s unlikely to be a household name, even with Yu Darvish, Jake Arrieta and Alex Cobb among some of the top free agent starters still available.