With Jerry Dipoto at the helm, we’re accustomed to preparing for moves constantly - particularly during the offseason, when Dipoto’s phone seems to be eternally illuminated. However, the Mariners first major change of the offseason is not a trade, or player signing, but a personnel shift:
There are three ways you can interpret this news, each of which hinges on how you feel about the organization as a whole:
- The Mariners were never going to truly be able to fire the man whose name decorates Safeco Field’s street, and franchise record books. Dipoto’s quotes about Edgar approaching him and Scott Servais about “his desire to find a position of value within the organization that would provide more flexibility than the role of Major League hitting coach” is classic snake oil salesman malarky.