Mariners Reporter Details More Startling Dysfunction Within Organization

Seattle Times reporter Ryan Divish made the enlightening comments to Jason Puckett on his podcast.

A view of a Seattle Mariners batting helmet and logo during the game between the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners at Globe Life Field. / Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

Ryan Divish, the popular Seattle Mariners reporter for the Seattle Times, gave more scrutiny and criticism of the organization this week on a podcast episode with Jason Puckett.

This follows up recent comments by Divish on the "Marine Layer" podcast which scared M's fans about the potential for a rocky offseason ahead.

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Divish made similar comments on this appearance, saying that the M's could be in real financial problems because of incoming arbitration raises to Cal Raleigh, Logan Gilbert and George Kirby. Because of that, the team could end up needing to trade Randy Arozarena to save money. Furthermore, they could decline the option on Jorge Polanco and non-tender Josh Rojas, in part to save money as well.

In addition to those comments, Divish also spoke about the clunky nature in which the team fired Scott Servais. He said he doesn't think that Jerry Dipoto leaked the story of Servais's firing to the media, but he did say that the M's continue to stub their toe in the public relations department - and he provided multiple examples of it.

He also spoke about his knowledge of Dipoto's future with the organization and much more, including how invested ownership really is in building a winner in the Pacific Northwest.

The Mariners will close out a series in Oakland on Thursday afternoon with first coming at 12:37 p.m. ET. After this game ends, the M's will be off to St. Louis for a weekend series with the Cardinals. Bryan Woo will pitch for Seattle on Thursday.

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