SEATTLE -- New general manager Jerry Dipoto didn't waste any time restructuring the Mariners' roster this offseason, engineering 11 trades and five Major League free-agent signings since replacing Jack Zduriencik last September.
Now, Dipoto is eager to see how a club that appears more athletic and features better on-base percentages and improved pitching depth will come together for the start of Spring Training in three weeks.
"I think we did what we said we were going to do," Dipoto said on Thursday at the team's pre-Spring Training media luncheon at Safeco Field. "I feel confident our game plan was executed.