SAN DIEGO — Four days at the Major League Baseball winter meetings and Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto did not make a single trade or sign a player.
While he said early it would be a quiet week in San Diego, Dipoto’s peers still expected him to make some sort of deal given his transaction-filled track record the last four years.
“I can’t believe it,” said an opposing baseball executive. “I thought he’d at least make one small trade or something.”
Nope. The Mariners did have some trade discussions with a few different teams for potential trades and met with a handful of free agents, extending some potential offers and price points for salary.