SEATTLE -- Jerry Dipoto has had to change some of his daily routine since landing in the hospital during the Winter Meetings in December, but the Mariners' general manager hasn't slowed his efforts to reshape the club's roster.
The 50-year-old Dipoto isn't allowed to run for the time being, so he's looking for new ways to exercise. And he's on medication to deal with the blood clots that doctors discovered in his lungs after dealing with severe chest pains while in Las Vegas for baseball's annual winter gathering.
But Dipoto took his annual family vacation to Maui over the holiday season and says it's back to business as usual now, though he had to fly home to Seattle earlier than expected to finalize the signing of Japanese left-hander Yusei Kikuchi last week.