For those aware of Dipoto’s past, the answer is very clearly no. But there doesn’t appear to be much left for them to do.
After completely overhauling the roster, bidding farewell to several key veteran players in the process, the Mariners are headed in a more youthful direction by adding both prospects and young, controllable MLB-ready talent. Some sense of veteran presence remains, however, with the additions of Edwin Encarnación and Jay Bruce to offset some of the salary the M’s have offloaded.
Both Dipoto and assistant GM Justin Hollander have been noncommittal to Encarnación starting 2019 with the team.