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Felix Hernandez won’t be a reliever in 2019 — and other news from the Mariners’ preseason luncheon

Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto and others addressed the media Thursday at T-Mobile Park. Here's what we learned.

Even in the midst of a new organizational plan that features a “step back” in 2019 with a focus on 2020 and 20121, there was still a level of optimism at the building now known as T-Mobile Park on Thursday morning.

The Mariners held their 39th annual pre-spring training luncheon that featured general manager Jerry Dipoto, manager Scott Servais, director of player development Andy McKay and recently acquired players Mallex Smith, J.P. Crawford and Justus Sheffield talking to the local media.