The baseball team we root for should spend money to try and improve! It’s not a radical stance for fans of any club, and considering the rich history of Mariners owners putting their personal finances ahead of the team’s success, it’s a long-running futile roar that dissipates somewhere short of reaching the executive suite. But this winter, with Seattle set to put out their lowest Opening Day payroll since the year 2000, 2020’s adjusted prorated number excepted, Jerry Dipoto has tempered his expectations of contention somewhat in the past two weeks compared to last September’s slightly more enthusiastic goal-setting.
To win now and later, the Mariners should spend this winter
