SEATTLE -- While it's early to be talking lineup construction with Spring Training still five weeks away, putting together a likely Opening Day nine for the Mariners is not only possible, but probably accurate given the offseason work of general manager Jerry Dipoto.
It's been a slow winter in the free-agent market for most teams, but the Mariners moved swiftly to fill their two biggest holes as Dipoto traded for A's slugger Ryon Healy and Marlins speedster Dee Gordon. Healy will handle the first base duties, while Gordon -- a Gold Glove Award-winning second baseman -- is being shifted to center field for Seattle.