Jerry Dipoto gave the game away in revealing Kade Anderson's Mariners timeline

The story behind Kade Anderson's eventual major league debut has always been less of an "if" than a "when." He has dominated Double-A this year, posting a 1.22 ERA with a 1.57 FIP and an eye-watering 41.4% strikeout rate over 66.2 innings.

Fans of other teams will get their first glimpse of him in this year's Futures Game, but it won't be long before he's making regular starts for the Mariners, at least if the team's president of baseball operations is to be believed.

Jerry Dipoto has gone on record saying that Kade Anderson is on the cusp of debuting for the Mariners

In a recent interview, Dipoto stated that the organization was in awe of Anderson and is aware of just how dominant he has been in the minors this year. Like other homegrown talents Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, Bryce Miller, and Bryan Woo, the Mariners don't plan on having Anderson spend much time in Triple-A and are looking to promote him after a few more starts in the minor leagues.

For the most part, the biggest obstacle for Seattle is having room for him on the team. It didn't take long for the Mariners to double back on their piggyback plans and with Kade Anderson in the mix, the team would have seven viable major league starters to work with.

At this point, it seems that the most obvious move is to trade away some of their starting pitching surplus. The front office has been tentative to do so for the past few years, but now that the logjam is starting to negatively affect the organization of the rotation, the Mariners may not have any other choice if they want to start utilizing Kade Anderson's talents as soon as possible.

Theoretically, this should be good news. Seattle has no shortage of roster problems to solve with a slumping offense and a lineup that has been sorely impacted by long-running injuries. With the market premium that suitors are willing to pay for starting pitching of the Mariners' caliber, a deal for someone like Emerson Hancock or Luis Castillo could help revive the team's steadily decreasing championship equity.

There are still a few weeks before the team must make a decision on who to move and pursue but Dipoto's declaration seems to make the Mariners' intentions quite clear. They expect to see Kade Anderson pitching for Seattle sooner rather than later and are ready to do whatever it takes to make that happen.

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