While waiting for news to break of where LHP James Paxton would next be headed, the Mariners organization has instead delivered a bombshell of far more distressing proportions. The news itself is troubling at best: Dr. Lorena Martin, hired just one year ago to the position of Director of High Performance, has been fired by the organization.
Sources have indicated that the Mariners are trying to avoid paying the remainder of Martin's contract, which was indicated to be a 3-year deal. https://t.co/eIZCKjc920
— Ryan Divish (@RyanDivish) November 12, 2018
With two more years on her contract, reportedly, it seems the issues were severe, and the Mariners appear to feel they are an aggrieved party in the situation, such that they are attempting to avoid paying the rest of Dr.