The team's President of Baseball Operations said in a news conference that the slow offseason was expected by the organization.

Seattle Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto expressed faith and belief in his team's outlook for the upcoming year on Monday despite a quiet offseason that saw little done to address their offensive issues.

Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto met with reporters Monday afternoon after the team finalized the one-year deal to retain Jorge Polanco. Seattle’s longtime front office leader addressed the team’s atypically quiet offseason while providing a couple of injury updates.