Talkin 'Ners with Rory and Ders

Anderson Hirst is back with you for another edition of Mariners Weekly after the Mariners get swept in San Francisco but come back and with the Astros series at home.

Anderson Hirst is back for another season of Mariners weekly, and the Mariners start the season 3-4 after the series' vs the Athletics and Tigers.  What are some positives and negatives to take away from the opening week?  We also hear from Dan Wilson after the opening homestand.

Luke Arkins from the Mariners Consigliere joins Chuck and Anders to talk about the offseason as a whole, go through the roster as of now and our thoughts, and give predictions for the 2025 season!

Chuck and Anders break down the Jorge Polanco (re) signing, and of course, talk about the comments made by Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto summarizing the offseason.

Anders and Chuck talk big picture Mariners off season as more names fall off the board, who is to blame for this year's off season?  Chuck and Anders also react to the Jim Bowden segment with Softy and Dick about the Mariners off season, also how much of a factor does T Mobile Park play into the lack of activity?

Roki Sasaki goes to the Dodgers, so Chuck and Anders once again visit the conversation on a possible Salary Cap in the MLB.  Mariners couldn't even get an interview with Roki, is that a sign of the reputation of the Mariners?  Donovan Solano signs so Chuck and Anders break down what that means, and what else is on the board to salvage the off season.

Chuck Powell and Anders Hirst start off today's episode with a rant about where baseball is at and if it needs major changes: If the players that every team can afford STILL move to the big market teams for less money, is the system broken?  Is Yoan Moncadad an option at 3B? What are the chances the Mariners sign Roki Sasaki? And if they do, how much could that change the whole offseason outlook?

Chuck and Anders break down the evaporation of the 1B market within a 2 day stretch, what options are left? What is out there at 2B and 3B?

Anders Hirst and Chuck Powell give their reaction to the Juan Soto deal, go over some other big news from MLB winter meetings and discuss whether trading Luis Castillo would benefit the team.

Chuck and Anders break down the rumors that link the Mariners to Alec Bohm, would he be someone that improves the offense significantly? Also, which position in the infield is most important for the Mariners to address this off season?

Chuck Powell and Anders Hirst break down the first wave of MLB off season news including Blake Snell to the Dodgers, Mariners new hitting coach, and much more...It's also time for yet another draft, and they draft the best free agents to each MLB team based on 2024 payroll.

Stove is back for 2024 and Chuck Powell and Anders Hirst try to predict a successfull off season heading in to the 2025 season and what that would look like...including some blockbuster trades.

Chuck Powell hosts the 47th annual "Mariners havent been invited to the World Series" podcast as we recap the 2024 season with the Molly Whop boys: Nathan Bishop and Chris Crawford, and then the former players join as Bucky Jacobson and Steven Souza jump in.

Anders is riding solo today and goes over the previous windows to add to the team since the 2021 trading deadline, and using revisionist history, grades the decisions made.  He also takes a look at some of the possible trade targets the mariners can think about and ranks how each would increase the ceiling.

Dick Fain from the Softy and Dick show to talk about the 2 series between the Yankees and Orioles, Julio getting moved down in the lineup, possible trade targets, and much more.

Chuck Powell joins the show again and we talk about the MVP's at the quarter point of the season.  How urgent should the mariners be with regards to making trades?  If you could only choose one position to upgrade what would it be?

We're back for season 2 but under a new name!  Mariners Weekly with Anderson Hirst kicks off with a familiar face as Rory Brown joins once again to talk about the 1st place Mariners and their good start to the season.  Ptching has been absolutely fantastic, offense has been concerning, what will change first?

Luke Arkins, author of Mariners Consigliere joins the show to talk about the Mariners off season: how confident to be in the Mariners staying healthy, the 3B position, if the team added enough offense, some predictions for the season, the Ohtani situation and much more.

Chuck and Anders return in the latest edition of "Stove" and the big discussion is the health of the Mariners bullpen going into the season.  They also get into the debate between adding to the team via free agency vs via trade, and how much should you care about spring training stats?

Chuck Powell and Anders Hirst give their offseason grades for each trade, look forward to the season as spring training is here, and maybe some predictions thrown in there...

Chuck Powell and Anders Hirst break down the move for Gregory Santos, what the Mariners gave up to get him and if he can be a big piece at the back end of the bullpen. Fangraphs also came out with their playoffs and world series odds, and the Mariners are surprisingly high on both lists. Can Julio hit another level in 2024?

Chuck and Anders break down the latest deal the Mariners made as they acquire Twins 2B Jorge Polanco in exchange for Justin Topa, Gabriel Gonzalez, Anthony DeSclafani, and Darren Brown.

The Mariners (of course) made moves right after our last episodeof "Stove", so Chuck and Anders break it all down as Mitch Haniger is coming back, but the Mariners have to give up Robbie Ray to the Giants in return. The M's also add Luke Raley from the Rays in exchange for Jose Caballero.

Chuck Powell and Anders Hirst break down the signing of Mitch Garver for the Mariners. Unfortunately, nothing else has really happened around the league, why is that? Plus, Chuck begs the question on if Matt Brash should be a starter.

Shohei Ohtani has chosen the Dodgers, so Chuck and Anders vent about the deal and what could be next for the Mariners. Who's directive is it to cut payroll? Ownership or Jerry? Can the Mariners still build a World Series roster with their financial restrictions?

Chuck and Anders react to the Jarred Kelenic trade and what that means for the Mariners financially, do fans have a right to be angry? Chuck also gives another update on Shohei Ohtani, and trade ideas that fix everything even in the new supposed budget for the Mariners.

Chuck Powell and Anders HIrst give an update on Shohei Ohtani, break down the latest news heading into winter meetings including the Blake Snell situation, and react more to the Eugenio Suarez trade.

Chuck Powell and Anders Hirst react to the Mariners trade of Eugenio Suarez to the Arizona Diamondbacks, what that means for the rest of the offseason, the 3rd base position, and more. Chuck and Anders also break down the most recent news on the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes.

In the second episode of the 2023-24 offseason, Chuck Powell and Anders Hirst break down the update we got about which places Shohei Ohtani is rumored to prefer, Chuck gives us some trade ideas where the Mariners could be getting 2 major league players, they try to solve the riddle of the Mariners 2B position, and much more. (Please excuse the Audio hiccup from 2:03 to 3:34).

Chuck Powell and Anders Hirst lead off the first Stove episode of 2023 with reaction to the big names rumored to be available and how the Mariners can make a run at them to upgrade in 2024 before Chuck Powell goes "Crystal Ball" on us and gives us some under-the-radar moves tha Mariners can make to take this team into World Series contention.

Resident KJR baseball expert Chuck Powell joins the show and gives his take on the 2023 Mariners season as a whole, what Jerry should have said in the end of season press conference, and looking ahead to 2024 what could take the organization to where they want to be.

Nathan Bishop of Dome and Bedlam joins the show to talk about his take on the 2023 Mariners season and the comments made by Mariners President of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto.

Anders is joined by KJR host Jim Moore of the Puck and Jim show to go over the 2023 Mariners season and the end of season press conference comments made by Mariners President Jerry Dipoto.

Jason Puckett of the Puck and Jim show on Sports Radio 93.3 KJR joins as we start our end of season reaction to the Mariners 2023 season with KJR voices, and more specifically, the end of season press conference with Jerry Dipoto, Scott Servias, and Justin Hollander.

Rory and Anders break down a frustrating series loss to the Astros and what that means for playof chances. What happened between Hector Neris and Julio? Is every game a must win now?

In the most important 10 game stretch of the season the Mariners have started 0-4 and put themselves up against the wall for making the playoffs. Mitchell Bley and Anderson Hirst talk about what has gone wrong, what needs to change (and fast) for this team to turn it around in time to play some playoff baseball.

The Oakland series came at the perfect time for the Ners. with a MASSIVE final 10 games to end the season ahead, with playoff and division implications, Rory and Anders give us their thoughts on what needs to happen with the Mariners games against Texas and Houston, as well as looking at some scoreboard watching. What other teams will the Mariners be rooting for?

Rory and Anders break down a tough series for the Mariners as they get swept by the Dodgers...How worried should we be with the liklihood of reaching the playoffs seemingly slipping away? What is the difference between the Dodgers and Mariners and how can the Mariners get to that point?

Anders and Rory break down that crazy game 1 between the Angels and Mariners, how the M's bounced back, what the rest of the season looks like, how to best carve a path to the playoffs, and much more.

Chuck Powell, the resident baseball expert on Sports Radio 93.3 KJR FM joins the show as the Mariners lose 3 out of 4 to the Tampa Bay Rays, marking their 3rd straight series loss.

Anders and Rory break down the recent Mariners cold stretch. What has changed? Should the Mariners have any worry? We also look ahead to the series vs Tampa Bay.