So … is it possible they got better? Football season is behind us, spring training awaits, and the state of the Mariners is at the forefront of Seattle fans’ minds. This is a team that has been competitive in each of the past three seasons (89.3 wins per year) and broke a playoff drought in 2022 — but has drawn ire and prompted skepticism from fans this offseason. Inciting much of the ire was M’s president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto, saying that the front office was “actually doing the fan base a favor in asking for their patience to win the World Series while we continue to build a…