The Mariners swung two trades Friday that were typical of many of general managers Jerry Dipoto’s moves, in that they appeared to incrementally improve the team, absent any “wow” factor.
Hit on enough of those deals, however, and you look up one day and find a team that has been solidified in subtle but important ways.
That’s the optimistic way to look at the additions of outfielder Jarrod Dyson and pitcher Yovani Gallardo, on top of the offseason acquisitions of infielder/outfielder Danny Valencia, left-handed reliever Marc Rzepczynski, catcher Carlos Ruiz, outfielder Mitch Haniger and right-handed starters Rob Whalen and Max Povse.