The Hot Stove

Rick Rizzs, Gary Hill, and Shannon Drayer listen to a conversation that Aaron Goldsmith had with young pitcher Justin Dunn. Then, we hear some updates from Jerry Dipoto at media day about Mitch Haniger before playing a montage of some of our favorite Felix moments.

Rick Rizzs, Gary Hill, and Shannon Drayer sit down to talk with some folks from the Mariners organization, and go over their thoughts leading into Spring Training. They visit with young outfielder, Kyle Lewis, and player development director Andy McKay.

Rick Rizzs, Dan Wilson and Gary Hill talk to Bill Mitchell on Baseball America’s Top 10 Mariners prospects list, and they discuss the recent Hall of Fame Voting

Rick Rizzs, Dan Wilson and Gary Hill talk to Mariners first baseman Evan White, new Mariners Head Athletic Trainer Kyle Torgerson and they discuss the Astros sign stealing scandal with Brian McTaggart of MLB.com

Aaron Goldsmith and Gary Hill are joined by Mariners Director of Analytics Jesse Smith to discuss the Evan White contract, the Omar Narvaez trade, the value of competitive balance draft picks, and more. We then get to know new assistant hitting coach Jarret DeHart, before taking a listen back to some highlights of Shed Long's interview with the guys. 

Aaron Goldsmith and Gary Hill touch on the recent cheating scandal in the MLB, and how the punishments for the Astros could help the Mariners in the near future. Mariners second baseman Shed Long joins the show to talk about his offseason training and being best friends with Dee Gordon. Evan Grant of Dallas Morning News joins the show to talk about the offseason so far for the Texas Rangers. 

Shannon Drayer and "Boy Howdy" James Osborn are back for a quick bonus episode of Mariners Talk to break down everything you need to know about MLB's punishment of the Astros for a 2017 and 2018 sign-stealing scandal that has now cost both Houston manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow their jobs. Note: This is an audio-only version of a video, which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSGjcYONHQU

Shannon Drayer and James "Boy Howdy" Osborn are back in the 710 ESPN Seattle studios to continue their offseason podcast series talking about the Mariners. In this episode, they break down all the news from the Mariners and Major League Baseball. What effect would "Robot Umps" have on the game? How bad is it to steal signs? That and much more. Note: This is an audio-only version of a video, which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8yb8Z5lVqg

Aaron Goldsmith, Gary Hill, Dan Wilson, and Shannon Drayer recap the contract extension for minor league first baseman Evan White. Should we expect him to be the starting first baseman for the Mariners on Opening Day? Then, we take a listen back to a past Hot Stove interview with Ron Fairley. The hour ends with discussion on relief pitcher CJ Edwards signing with the Mariners earlier this offseason. 

Aaron Goldsmith, Gary Hill, Dan Wilson, and Shannon Drayer catch up with Mariners catcher Austin Nola to talk about him focusing more on catching, what he learned last season, his sibling rivalry with Aaron Nola, and more. Mariners bullpen coach Brian DeLunas joins the show to talk about the exciting Mariners pitching prospects and the new acquisitions for the Mariners bullpen.