ESPN report: The Seattle Mariners have officially announced the signing of Chicago Cubs franchise designated hitter on a 4-year, $109 million deal after they overthrew the Los Angeles Dodgers in naming him their new signing. As per ESPN, it was confirmed that the Los Angeles Dodgers officially offered him a $112 million for 4 years deal but was officially turned down by the franchise designated hitter to sign a contract of $109 million with the Cubs due to….

George Kirby injury gives Mariners fans more reason to be furious with Jerry Dipoto
Jerry Dipoto shouldn’t be allowed to run the Mariners and the George Kirby injury proves it.

Seattle Mariners fans have been angry at president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto for some time now, something that his “54 percent” comments regarding building a winning baseball team only furthered. However, that ire toward the front office executive was only amplified this offseason with the Mariners failing to do anything to address an ailing offense.

Despite finishing the 2024 season in the bottom-third of MLB in runs scored (21st) and team OPS (22nd), Dipoto and Seattle did precisely nothing of consequence to address that. Their two “big” moves in free agency were bringing back Jorge Polanco on a one-year deal and signing veteran utilityman Donovan Solano, also to a one-year deal. Not quite what Mariners fans were hoping for when early offseason connections had them dreaming of Pete Alonso.

The one thing that the Mariners had still working in their favor, though, was perhaps the best rotation in baseball. Headlining that group is certainly the tandem of George Kirby and Logan Gilbert. But now during spring training, Seattle is being forced to face the unfortunate reality of the situation Dipoto put them in with his offseason inaction thanks to an injury to Kirby.