SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 30: GM Jerry Dipoto of the Seattle Mariners looks on from the dugout. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
The Seattle Mariners organization at the end of 2015 was in shambles. Sporting a roster of potential young talents and aging veterans past their prime at the major league level, the team finished 76-86 with a payroll nearing $120 million. The disappointing season led to the organization parting ways with their longtime GM Jack Zduriencik in favor of Jerry Dipoto, a young executive recently parted from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization.