Plain. Simple. Telling.
It was not for a lack of preparation and effort on his part. With Zduriencik as the general manager, the Seattle Mariners attempted to sign big-time free agents, develop stars from within and trade for what they didn’t have, but nothing done by the man nicknamed “Jack Z” produced nearly enough wins in any of the last seven seasons during which he was in charge of the roster.
Because of that, the Mariners unsurprisingly fired Zduriencik on Friday as the team, not an abnormal World Series pick entering the spring, started the day 10 games under .