Seattle Mariners president Jerry Dipoto probably calls a hurricane a gentle breeze and thinks you should, too.

With the pre-spring training luncheon and news conference no longer an annual occurrence and the signing of infielder Jorge Polanco officially announced Monday, the Mariners made Jerry Dipoto available to the media via video conference to discuss an offseason that most would classify as “uneventful” and others would label “uninspiring.

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.