SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Mariners were one of the most active teams in baseball last offseason, employing a strategy that general manager Jerry Dipoto described as "heavy lifting and effectively recreating the way we played."
This offseason, Dipoto is focused on building on that plan.
"I would imagine our volume is going to be taken down a couple of notches, but we still have a fair number of issues to address," Dipoto said on Tuesday at the General Managers Meetings. "We do have some holes on our Major League roster that we do have to address."
The Mariners are in the market for a corner outfielder -- Norichika Aoki was claimed off waivers by the Astros last week -- along with a right-handed-hitting first-base option to complement Daniel Vogelbach.