DJrmb
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Yeah, it pisses me off that most of the people on the local radio shows are still spouting the stupid thought that the Mariners can't spend like the big name teams. All the facts point to that being completely false. This is not a mid-market team like Dipoto said when asked about spending recently. I get that he has bosses and he can't exactly throw them under the bus when asked those kinds of questions so he has to save face for them. But the media needs to get the story right and not back up the fake narrative that the Mariners can't afford to spend big. That's a completely false statement, and if they actually believe that then they aren't doing their jobs. Not to mention that the Padres are spending as much or more than anyone, and they're a much smaller market team!simply put, the mariners are run like a business, the mariners are a cashcow for mariners ownership. after 21 straight years of not making the playoffs, now would have been the time, if any, that i would have thought that they would open up their checkbooks and put the team in contention for WS. this situation paired with an amazing FA market, filled with 5+ WAR players at key positions that needed upgraded.
but nope, everything is done through trades for mid-tier, cost-controlled players.
but of course.