Brock and Salk

Brock & Salk go through some of the great things that Larry Salk has said about the food options down in Arizona and some other things he has deemed “the best”. They also dive into how this could be the most complete Mariners team they have ever seen. // Need to Know: The Mariners bats showed up yesterday in their win over the Guardians with Julio, Randy, and Colt Emerson giving us run production, the team grades were leaked for the NFL teams, how did the Seahawks rank? The Kraken were once again beat badly on the ice. // We revisit our interview with Mariners star Outfielder Julio Rodriguez

Mariners Pitcher Bryce Miller joins the show to talk about his preparation on a day where he is starting and how it can change as the season progresses, his weight gain over the offseason, how it felt having the bone spur injury, and the bond between the starting pitchers. // Need to Know: We got to see Bryan Woo get his first start yesterday and he looks like he has gained the most confidence year over year on this roster. The NFL combine has started, and Mike Macdonald and company are gearing up. The Kraken lost last night, and it was a rough game. // We are joined by the legendary Larry Salk, and Mike Salk challenges him to a game of who’s smarter with general knowledge questions.

Blue 88: What are two things that stood out from Macdonald and Schneider Wednesday at the combine? How are Mike Macdonald and me on the same page as usual? As Spring Ball looms right around the corner how did Jedd Fisch attempt to downplay the Demond Williams portal chaos of a month ago? // Need to Know: We got to see Bryan Woo get his first start yesterday and he looks like he has gained the most confidence year over year on this roster. How close could an extension for Logan Gilbert be? The NFL combine has started and Mike Macdonald and company are gearing up. The Kraken lost last night, and it was a rough game. // Mariners Insider Shannon Drayer joins the show to talk about the progression and maturity of Julio Rodriguez, she breaks down her Julio MVP train claim and how that can be attained, and she goes through the projected lineup for the Mariners and what we need to see from them. Shannon also gives us some prospects that could be on the roster sometime this year. 

The guys go through what it would take for Julio to win the AL MVP this season. They also break down Cal’s stats from last year that still did not warrant the AL MVP. // Need to Know: We got to see Bryan Woo get his first start yesterday and he looks like he has gained the most confidence year over year on this roster. The NFL combine has started and Mike Macdonald and company are gearing up. The Kraken lost last night, and it was a rough game. // Mariners Star Julio Rodriguez joins the show to recap his feelings after falling short in the ALCS, his preparation for the upcoming season, learning that he cannot please everyone and saying no, and on the bonding between players during spring training. 

Brock & Salk talk through their night last night with a great steak chef and the funny story about how he almost burned the steaks. // We take another listen into our interview with Mariners Pitcher Logan Gilbert. // Brock & Salk talk about what pressure can do to a baseball team, how it can bring the team together or it could cause teams and players to break. 

Mariners Insider Shannon Drayer joins the show to talk about some of the younger guys in this organization that have a chance to make an impact in the foreseeable future, and who she has enjoyed getting to know while in camp // Need to Know: We got to see our first game with Brendan Donovan in a Mariners uniform, and he had a couple hits. John Schneider told the media that the 2025 draft class is stronger than this year’s, which is why he was more aggressive in the last draft and what the combine has turned into. The Kraken made some small moves after the All-Star Break / Olympics. // Brock & Salk talk about what they have enjoyed so far during their trip down to spring training, the back end bullpen pitchers that we are hoping can continue their dominance to help this team lock down wins. // The Seattle Times’ Ryan Divish joins the show to rank his top 5 things he loves!

Brock & Salk make the observation that they never see any of the Mariner players with headphones on at the facility, they are all focused on each other and building team chemistry. // Need to Know: We got to see our first game with Brendan Donovan in a Mariners uniform, and he had a couple hits. John Schneider told the media that the 2025 draft class is stronger than this year’s, which is why he was more aggressive in the last draft and what the combine has turned into. The Kraken made some small moves after the All-Star Break / Olympics. // The guys are joined by Mariners Pitcher Logan Gilbert to talk about the upcoming 2026 season, his life as a new father, his desire to be with the Mariners long term, and goes through some of his pitching mechanics that he found success with. 

The newest Mariner Brendan Donovan wasted no time showing us his talent in his first spring training game yesterday by getting two hits, the only question is can he stay healthy throughout the season. // Need to Know: We got to see our first game with Brendan Donovan in a Mariners uniform, and he had a couple hits. John Schneider told the media that the 2025 draft class is stronger than this year’s, which is why he was more aggressive in the last draft and what the combine has turned into. The Kraken made some small moves after the All-Star Break / Olympics. // Brock & Salk dive into the past with the Seahawks decision to go get Sam Darnold last offseason and what that says about where John Schneider thought the team was going into the offseason, and he was right. The guys make that same offseason comparison to the Mariners trading for Brendan Donovan. // Blue 88: Brock breaks down how many national media members have picked the Seahawks to get back to the Super Bowl next season. What has the NFL combine turned into? Where does NFL Network rank the Seahawks free agents in their Top 100 free agents list? 

Brock & Salk break down why now all the media is predicting the Mariners to win the AL West in 2026, what changed their tune from years past when the Mariners did well? // Need to Know: We got to see our first game with Brendan Donovan in a Mariners uniform, and he had a couple hits. John Schneider told the media that the 2025 draft class is stronger than this year’s, which is why he was more aggressive in the last draft. The Kraken made some small moves after the All-Star Break / Olympics. // In our daily rewind, we take another listen into our interview with Mariners Catcher Cal Raleigh 

Brock & Salk joke around about the different tools some players use to warm up and get ready and talk about who they think will be the Mariners Opening Day starter. // Need to Know: The Mariners took the loss yesterday but Logan Gilbert and Colt Emerson were looking great at their positions. There is uncertainty within the Seahawks edge rushers with Demarcus Lawrence and Boye Mafe at the forefront of that. The kraken are back in action this week after all the Olympians return to their teams. // Mariners Insider Shannon Drayer joins the show to talk about some of the drastic shifts this organization has gone through over the last couple of years, the depth of this team compared to years past, and who on this Mariners team is she buying into this year.