Jerry Dipoto was certainly busy over Thanksgiving weekend. Two trades bracketing the long weekend gave the Mariners’ a number of new players to integrate into the organization. Jean Segura grabbed all the headlines in the trade with Arizona right before Thanksgiving, but it seems like everyone else is talking about Mitch Haniger. Over on FanGraphs, both Dave Cameron and Jeff Sullivan highlighted Haniger as a piece with unexpected potential. Much of that newfound upside was driven by a number of changes Haniger made to his swing over the last year or so.
As detailed by Diamondbacks beat writer Nick Piecoro, Haniger started tinkering with his swing after being demoted to High-A to get more consistent playing time.