SEATTLE -- While the market for top-flight closers has moved swiftly in recent days with the free-agent signings of Aroldis Chapman, Kenley Jansen and Mark Melancon, the musical chairs haven't really begun yet for starting pitchers.
But expect things to begin unfolding soon for numerous teams seeking rotation help, including the Mariners, as general manager Jerry Dipoto looks to fill the void created by his earlier trade of Taijuan Walker.
Dipoto has expressed his preference to add a mid-rotation starter via the trade route, given the thin group of free agents on the board this year.