Seattle Mariners fans irritated by report that team didn't meet with any players or teams during the Winter Meetings

The Seattle Mariners kicked off their off-season by trading outfielder Teoscar Hernandez. They eventually got Kolton Wong from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Jesse Winker and Abraham Toro. Seattle made additional moves, trading outfielder Kyle Lewis to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for catcher Cooper Hummel. It's been a busy off-season for the Mariners, but that activity stopped with the Winter Meetings. Seattle spoke to zero teams or players in San Diego.&quot;There was a lot of focus on the top of the free agent market and we had to wait until that bubble burst,&quot; said Seattle Mariners' President of Baseball Operations.Mariner Muse@MarinerMuseJerry Dipoto: “There was a lot of focus on the top of the free agent market and we had to wait until that bubble burst.”Said the Mariners met ZERO teams or players at the Winter Meetings for the first time ever, spent the time whiteboarding.21711Jerry Dipoto: “There was a lot of focus on the top of the free agent market and we had to wait until that bubble burst.”Said the Mariners met ZERO teams or players at the Winter Meetings for the first time ever, spent the time whiteboarding.This was the first time that the team hadn't met with anyone during the Winter Meetings. It was a free-agent-focused couple of days for teams around the league. There weren't many discussing any trades.Seattle fans are a bit disappointed in the team's lack of involvement in San Diego. Given how hot the Mariners came out of the gates to start the off-season, fans were expecting that to continue. Instead, they left the Winter Meetings knowing they wouldn't re-sign Mitch Haniger as the outfielder agreed to a deal with the San Francisco Giants.&quot;Wow they literally didn't even try,&quot; one fan said.Ugly-Hot Full Blown Golden Retriever BF@tylenolpmaddict@MarinerMuse Wow they literally didn't even try4@MarinerMuse Wow they literally didn't even try&quot;12th largest market. They're just being cheap. No reason San Diego can spend more than us. Profit over winning typical M's,&quot; another fan explained.Matt Mayhew@MattMayhew@MarinerMuse 12th largest market. Theyre just being cheap. No reason San Diego can spend more than us. Profit over winning typical ms5@MarinerMuse 12th largest market. Theyre just being cheap. No reason San Diego can spend more than us. Profit over winning typical msDan@DanJonCon@MarinerMuse Felt the need to bump this: twitter.com/DanJonCon/stat…Dan@DanJonConJerry this is literally anyone, his defect is he's not a Seattle Mariner yet.2722Jerry this is literally anyone, his defect is he's not a Seattle Mariner yet. https://t.co/TV0HHI9RKm@MarinerMuse Felt the need to bump this: twitter.com/DanJonCon/stat…Omar Ibrahim@omayak@MarinerMuse Only way this is excusable is if we’re saving all this money for Ohtahni next year.22@MarinerMuse Only way this is excusable is if we’re saving all this money for Ohtahni next year.Michael Delgado@MikeDelgado12@MarinerMuse As much as I am thankful for this front office, they really think JP actual Crawford is their starting shortstop for the next half decade... smh@MarinerMuse As much as I am thankful for this front office, they really think JP actual Crawford is their starting shortstop for the next half decade... smhGlen Zariczny@glenz_27@MarinerMuse Sooo they took a vacation. “We ended the drought. Work’s done boys”7@MarinerMuse Sooo they took a vacation. “We ended the drought. Work’s done boys”big_fn_berger@Effen907@MarinerMuse Bottom line is they could have made this team better with a corner outfielder with pop… they did not…. Why? Because they are cheap. They claim they are mid market…the seats when I go to a game are not mid market prices! They talk out of both sides or their mouth. Same old M’s5@MarinerMuse Bottom line is they could have made this team better with a corner outfielder with pop… they did not…. Why? Because they are cheap. They claim they are mid market…the seats when I go to a game are not mid market prices! They talk out of both sides or their mouth. Same old M’sMatthew Fetke@fetke_matthew@MarinerMuse Clearly Mariners had zero interest in bringing back Haniger! 3 yrs @ 45 mil is exactly what the Mariners would want. Short contract and AAV is only 15mil.@MarinerMuse Clearly Mariners had zero interest in bringing back Haniger! 3 yrs @ 45 mil is exactly what the Mariners would want. Short contract and AAV is only 15mil.Pablo Fanque@scoreguitar22@MarinerMuse An embarrassing meeting for the Mariners. Not only did we accomplish nothing, we apparently didn’t even try to get anything done.@MarinerMuse An embarrassing meeting for the Mariners. Not only did we accomplish nothing, we apparently didn’t even try to get anything done.Victor Moore 🇹🇹@VictorMoore4While I get he is limited by ownership, Dipoto really needs to learn to stop saying stuff like this. Just infuriates the fanbase. twitter.com/MarinerMuse/st…Mariner Muse@MarinerMuseJerry Dipoto: “There was a lot of focus on the top of the free agent market and we had to wait until that bubble burst.”Said the Mariners met ZERO teams or players at the Winter Meetings for the first time ever, spent the time whiteboarding.21711Jerry Dipoto: “There was a lot of focus on the top of the free agent market and we had to wait until that bubble burst.”Said the Mariners met ZERO teams or players at the Winter Meetings for the first time ever, spent the time whiteboarding.While I get he is limited by ownership, Dipoto really needs to learn to stop saying stuff like this. Just infuriates the fanbase. twitter.com/MarinerMuse/st…Seattle fans are tired of their organization being cheap. They want their team to go out and spend money on big-time free agents like the San Diego Padres do.Some fans are disappointed that the team didn't try to sign additional players. If that really were the case, it'd be better to leave it unsaid. The fan base doesn't want to hear that the organization did absolutely nothing in San Diego but brainstorm.The Seattle Mariners have some holes to fill this off-seasonWild Card Series - Seattle Mariners v Toronto Blue Jays - Game TwoThe loss of Mitch Haniger opens up some room for Seattle. One of their biggest needs is a righty bat who can play one of the corner outfield spots.Another position that the team needs is another corner infielder. Carlos Santana signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates, leaving Ty France and Eugenio Suarez to play first and third base. They have zero depth at the corner infield spots.Expect the Seattle Mariners to be involved in some more trades as we get deeper into the off-season.

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