Seattle Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto is asking the team’s fans for patience after missing the postseason.
How much patience, exactly?
Well, a lot.
Dipoto gave a pretty wild explanation for what his long-term plan with the Mariners is and said he is thinking over the course of 10 years. Specifically, he is trying to build an organization that wins 54% of its games over a 10-year period.
The Mariners won at least 54% of their games in each of the past three years with only one playoff appearance to show for it.
Just in case you were wondering, a 54% winning percentage is 87 wins over an 162-game season which is far from a guarantee to make the playoffs.
So how does that translate into a sensible plan? Well, let’s let Dipoto explain it.