ESPN Insider Buster Olney Reacts to Justin Turner's Scathing Comments on Seattle Mariners

On Wednesday, former Seattle Mariners infielder Justin Turner went viral for comments he made to Bob Nightengale of USA Today about the Mariners, their lack of spending, and commitment to winning.

On Thursday, we spoke to ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney on the "Refuse to Lose" podcast and asked him about Turner's comments:

He's ​a ​truth ​teller. ​I ​think ​he ​was ​dead ​on in​ what ​he ​said. He mentioned that he ​doesn't ​think ​it's ​on ​Jerry ​Dipoto, the ​head of ​baseball ​ops. ​I ​think ​that's ​exactly ​right... ​I ​thought ​Justin's ​comments ​were ​dead ​on ​about ​the ​fact that ​this ​is ​a ​team ​that ​you ​would ​think ​they ​would ​want ​to ​invest ​in ​because ​they ​have ​that ​great ​pitching ​staff, ​they ​have ​that ​excellent ​rotation. ​You ​know, ​that's ​something ​to ​build ​around, ​but ​they ​just ​have ​this ​desperate ​need ​for ​hitting ​that ​they ​just ​weren't ​able ​to ​address. ​And ​so ​they ​have ​to ​hope that things go right, that Randy Arozarena ​hits ​better ​than ​he ​did ​in ​the ​first ​half ​of ​last ​year and that ​Victor ​Robles ​continues ​to ​improve ​after ​having ​a ​season ​in ​which ​he ​stepped ​up ​last ​year. ​But, ​man, ​the ​equation ​is ​thin ​when ​you're ​talking ​about ​the ​inevitable ​injuries ​you're ​going ​to ​deal ​with ​during ​the ​course ​of ​the ​year. ​And ​I ​think ​Jerry's ​had ​his ​hands ​tied.

Olney, one of the great reporters in the game, joins the podcast each Thursday and the interview is posted immediately following. You can listen to the full interview below, and we'll react in a new episode on Friday.