Kent Sturgis’ Epicenter Press of Kenmore is releasing “Shipwrecked: A Peoples’ History of the Seattle Mariners” on April 1.

“Despite the heroic efforts of many great players, the Seattle Mariners haven’t been to the World Series because their owners’ relentless passion for the bottom line has repeatedly undercut chances for success on the field,” says author Jon Wells, publisher of the independent Mariners’ game-program “The Grand Salami.”

In “Shipwrecked,” Wells describes the shortsightedness and stubbornness that upper-level executives have consistently repeated, even when the results have failed both their fans and the team’s own bottom line. Despite that, Wells has optimism for the team’s future.

“Prioritizing profits over pennants — mix in top-level management’s breathtaking arrogance and baseball ignorance — add in some bad breaks, and the result is an owner-imposed ceiling on the team’s success,” says Wells. “Since the M’s record-setting season at the turn of the century, optimistic fans have continued to buy tickets and pricy souvenirs, but the team’s owners have repeatedly chosen to pocket the money instead of investing more on players.”

On baseball’s opening day, April 6, there will be a free book-launch party at 5 p.m. at Pioneer Square’s F.X. McRory’s restaurant.

Wells will be doing a reading and signing on May 10 at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park.