The son you’ve always wanted?
The man you’d want your daughter to marry?
The Mariners are adding their own layer to the cliches: The player you trust to help lead a rebuilding franchise in a state of transition.
To those close to him on the field and off, Marco Gonzales is all those things and much more. That’s why the Mariners, specifically general manager Jerry Dipoto, wanted to make sure Gonzales remains in a Seattle uniform to help see the team’s “step-back” plan through, giving Gonzales a four-year, $30 million contract extension announced Monday and officially signed Tuesday morning.