Have you ever heard of Jerry Dipoto? He’s the guy in charge of picking the Seattle Mariners’ players, and depending on who you ask, he’s either a forward-thinking genius, a snake oil salesman, a Dibozo, or some combination of all three.
Dipoto got his current job as Mariners’ general manager in September 2015, meaning he oversaw the near-playoff year in 2016, the second half collapse in 2018, and now the hard reset that saw Félix, Canó, Cruz, Paxton, Zunino, and everything but the grass leave town.
Given his reputation as a trade-obsessed team builder, it’s no surprise that most of the players on his Best Acquisitions list came to Seattle via trade.