The acquisition of Leonys Martin has been great, but how have Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto’s other trades panned out so far this season?
With the recent news of reliever Carson Smith needing season-ending Tommy John surgery and one-time Mariners prospect Patrick Kivlehan being designated for assignment by the Rangers, perhaps its a good opportunity to take a too-early look at the initial success of some of the more prominent trades that general manager Jerry Dipoto made in an offseason full of them.
On the surface, it looks like many of Dipoto’s trades and the players acquired in them are a big reason why the Mariners are in first place in the American League West.