5 Bold Predictions for 2017 Seattle Mariners

Jerry Dipoto Makes Massive Trade In Late July

The 2017 Seattle Mariners slogan is ” Whatever it takes,” a motto already being embraced by the players. However, General Manager, Jerry Dipoto went most of the way in this off-season.

He didn’t lose his draft pick by signing a big free agent. He didn’t aggressively shop Tyler O’Neil and Kyle Lewis. In layman’s terms, Dipoto hedged his bet.

It makes a lot of sense for him to do so. If he went “All In” this off-season, and the team faltered, there is little Dipoto could do to rectify the ship. But now we fast forward to July, and things are changing quickly.

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The Mariners sit in 3rd place in the AL West, trailing the Astros by two games and the Rangers by three. They hold the 2nd Wild Card, edging out the Toronto Blue Jays by two games. The Mariners need some help, and Jerry Dipoto is working the phones.

Then, on July 28th, Jerry pulls the trigger. The Mariners will trade Tyler O’Neil, Andrew Moore, Dan Altavilla, and Luis Liberato to the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates for Andrew McCuthcen and Tony Watson.

Or maybe it’s Carlos Gonzalez. Or Eric Hosmer or Lorenzo Cain. Who knows? McCutchen is a placeholder, the idea is that Dipoto will pull the trigger on a major trade.

There you go. Five bold predictions. Were they bold enough? Do you have your own bold predictions? Let us know. One thing we know is this:

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The 2017 Mariners are sure to be entertaining and have a good chance to end the 15-year playoff drought for the franchise. Will they do it? Only time will tell.