2 Mariners rumors we hope come true, 1 we hope doesn't happen

We hope the Mariners don't stop at just one solid offensive addition

Like most of this article has stated, the Mariners need offense and they added some with the addition of Randy Arozarena. While that is a great first addition, there needs to be a couple of follow up moves.

On Twitter, Adam Jude came out and said Luis Robert Jr. is unlikely at this point, but the team is aggressive in pursuit of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. That is great! However, in his article in the Seattle Times following the Arozarena move, he stated that if the Mariners are able to make another move, it would most likely be a "peripheral piece". This needs more offense. They can't settle with Arozarena being the only solid offensive addition. Dipoto needs to make a secondary and possibly a tertiary move to really make this offense something that pitching staffs could fear come October.

The worst thing that the Mariners could do at this point is think that the addition of Arozarena is enough while expecting guys like Garver, Polanco, Julio, and JP to return to their former selves. The latter of that might happen, but over 100 games into the season, you can't bank on that at all. This team needs reinforcements, and the Mariners have the system to make it happen.

Seattle still has at least three or four holes in the lineup and while they all won't get fixed at the trade deadline, Dipoto needs to be aggressive in adding another bat or potentially two. This trade deadline is off to a great start for the Mariners but filling in around the edges while hoping key players bounce back is a terrible strategy could cause an uproar from Mariners fans.