Well that didn't take long.
Less than 20 games into what has been a bitterly disappointing start to the 2017 season, Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto made his first big roster shakeup of the season on Sunday, designating center fielder Leonys Martin for assignment and promoting rookie first baseman Dan Vogelbach from Triple-A Tacoma.
Martin, 29, was off to a dreadful start to the season, batting just .111 with one extra-base hit and 14 strikeouts in 54 at bats while struggling with swing adjustments he made in the spring. Martin's lack of production, combined with a nearly equally as woeful Mariners debut from first baseman Danny Valencia and his .