While the last few months have been flush with surprises, the 10,000-foot view of the proceedings isn't all that complex. Jerry Dipoto told us what he was going to do, he did it and then he told us what he did. Really, his first offseason running the Seattle Mariners would make for a hell of a ninth-grade essay.
He said he was going to add pitching depth, so he traded for Wade Miley and Nate Karns while turning over the bullpen. He said he was going to play more to the ballpark, so he added a couple actual outfielders.