Despite the constant criticism from fans, he may have had the right idea all along.
Jerry Dipoto hasn't had the smoothest of tenures as president of baseball operations for the Seattle Mariners. After being promoted to the position in September 2021, the Mariners did manage to sneak into the AL Wild Card the following season, but it didn't take long for him to lose that established goodwill.
First, he made the infamous mistake of claiming that the organization's goal was to "win 54 percent of the time" after the 2023 regular season — a statement that, while sensible when analyzed more closely, was worded incredibly poorly.