Jerry Dipoto Will Never Stop Doing Jerry Dipoto Things

Jerry Dipoto Will Never Stop Doing Jerry Dipoto Things

After the 2023 season, when the Seattle Mariners narrowly missed out on the playoffs despite having 90 percent odds of making it at the start of September, Jerry Dipoto traded Eugenio Suárez to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for relief pitcher Carlos Vargas and White Sox legend Seby Zavala. The decision was, ostensibly, to trot out a lineup that struck out less often—Suarez's 214 strikeouts led the league. A fine explanation. Without it, t…