Mariners covet more pitching after Meetings

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto still has one big unchecked box on his wish list after a fairly quiet four days at the Winter Meetings.

Like many teams, the Mariners are looking to add an experienced starting pitcher to beef up their rotation. And while Dipoto did a lot of talking and surveying of the marketplace, the only deal done at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center was a minor swap with the Giants that brought right-hander Chris Heston for a player to be named.

Dipoto still has some more experienced arms on his radar and vows to get something done in the coming days, though he’ll be patient while looking to make the best move possible to boost a team poised to compete for the American League West title after going 86-76 last season.

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Dipoto, who has already engineered seven swaps this offseason, would prefer to go the trade route again, but he isn’t shutting the door on signing one of the remaining veterans in a thin free-agent class.

“We’ve just checked in on and expressed some level of early interest or just finding out what the pulse is and where their …

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