It's been a pretty mellow Monday online, but now we've got our first major move of the 2017 offseason:
This is a move that has been in the works for "nearly a year," according to Jerry Dipoto, who referred to sports performance analytics as the wave of the future at the Lookout Landing Night earlier this year. The position is entirely new for the Mariners organization, and is likely the first of its kind in MLB. According to the press release, Dr. Martin will be "responsible for coordinating all aspects of the Mariners physical and mental training approach of players and staff, including oversight of the entire organization's medical, strength and conditioning, nutrition and mental skills departments.