Infamous for making a five-player blockbuster trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks late in the evening on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving in 2016, general manager Jerry Dipoto joked on Monday that he wouldn’t interrupt the holiday fun this year with a deal.
But he also hinted that the Mariners would finalize the signings of two free agent pitchers in the days leading up to it. The first came Tuesday morning when MLB sources confirmed a report from Ken Rosenthal that Dipoto had inked right-hander Kendall Graveman to a one-year, $1.5 million contract with a $3.5 club option in 2021 and a $500,000 buyout.