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- Updated: August 2, 2016
SEATTLE — Though Jerry Dipoto has been one of the most-active general managers in the Majors since taking over the Mariners last September, Monday’s non-waiver Trade Deadline came and went without the Mariners making any more moves.
“The greatest opportunities we had were to sell off and that’s just not something we were willing to do,” Dipoto said. “We feel the core of this team is still very good. It’s very difficult for us here, a game over .500. We’re realistic about where we are in this playoff push. We feel we have a chance in August and September, but obviously a lot of things are going to have to break right for us.
“The best thing we can do is focus on the good parts of our roster and how we’re going to transition to ’16, ’17 and ’18. So many good things are happening in our organization below the big league club and we don’t want to forsake that either. I think we did the right thing. We kept the pieces that made the most sense for us and we found value where we could find value and we’re going to continue to look for it, whether it be this month in August or moving into the offseason.”
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