The Mariners General Manager Jerry Dipoto is on record saying that the Mariners are going to be buyers this offseason, not sellers. While this may not have been a surprise, it is certainly exciting for the Mariners who have been rebuilding and making trades for the future since the offseason between the 2018 and 2019 seasons.
So how will the Mariners spend their newfound extra cash in free agency after the departures of Nelson Cruz, Robinson Cano, Felix Hernandez, and Dee Strange-Gordon? Dipoto says the bullpen is the answer.
“I’d like to add three or four guys (to the bullpen) that can stabilize the group and give us some certainty as we move toward the end of a game.