The Seattle Mariners are rebuilding. Not pretending to be or trying to convince us that 81 wins are “good enough” to avoid a true tear down. Seattle has been bad for most of the past 18 years, but they haven’t actually rebuilt. At least, not until 2018.
The man in charge of the rebuild is Jerry Dipoto, Seattle Mariners General Manager. His job is to pick the players, make the deals, and sign the free agents to turn around the franchise as fast as possible. If it fails, he will be the one who receives most of the blame.