Yes, the Mariners are going to add starting pitching this winter. No, it won’t be Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg, or Hyun Jin-Ryu. Instead, GM Jerry Dipoto will head down the clearance aisle of starting pitching arms and select one or two that may make sense for 2020.
These pitchers will be veterans looking for 1-year deals to re-establish free-agent value in 2020. Basically, Dipoto is looking for a table to slap some paint on to try and flip at the garage sale called the trade deadline, and the pitchers are the table hoping to use their time in Dipoto’s garage to find a nicer home.