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Dipotos record with the Angels was 87.5 wins a year and one playoff appearance is almost identical to the Mariners 88 wins a year and one playoff appearance.
The difference is, with the Angels he spent nearly every penny they had on Pujols, Hamilton and CJ Wilson handicapping the team for years to come. With the Mariners he hasn't been able to spend much at all resulting in lateral trades for older or recently injured and on the mend players. I think ownership is a) cheap or b) afraid of Dipoto spending money on players like he did in Anaheim with no results which also means cheap.
Looks like he is nailing his 54% but its getting the team nowhere, he did manage to get his buddy Scott fired though.
It is well documented that Dipoto never wanted to sign those high-end free agents. Arte Moreno went above Dipoto's head to force those signings to happen.
It clearly impacted how Dipoto did business. He rarely gives out a multi-year contract to a free agent.