Stove with Chuck & Buck: Recent Episodes
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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.
Chuck Powell and Bucky Jacobsen wrap up the Mariners offseason ahead of Spring Training finally starting! Baseball season is basically here!
* Big storylines for Spring Training & the 2023 Season
Spring Training is almost here and Chuck and Buck have a lot to talk about thi sMariners offseason. On this week's podcast, we discuss:
* Platoons
* MLB Rule Changes
* Robbie Ray
* Newcomer, Bryce Miller
Chuck and Buck take a quick look at the position players and how the new additions fit in and hone in on catcher as we get closer and closer to Spring Training.
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Where are the Mariners worse?
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Big Dumper & the Catchers
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The Curious Case of the Tommy LaStella signing
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The gap between the M's and the Astros
Chuck Powell and Bucky Jacobsen discuss MLB's offseason and the Mariners possibilites for 2023.
Chuck and Buck discuss AJ Pollock, the latest Mariners addition and Carlos Correa is back with the twins, pending physicals be damned!
Chuck and Buck discuss the happenings from the Winter Meetings and discuss the remaining off-season possible moves for the Mariners and the rest of major league baseball.
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! The MLB Winter Meetings start on Sunday and Chuck and Buck are so excited! The Mariners made a big trade since our 1st episode, so the guys discuss the newest Mariner, Teoscar Hernandez and a few other Mariners moves.
Chuck & Buck discuss Kyle Seager's retirement and who could replace him at 3rd base. The lockout continues.
The lockout is hard on every baseball fan, Chuck & Buck included! Sometimes, talking about it helps!
Chuck & Buck talk Robbie Ray, Adam Frazier and the possible offseason moves still to come.
Chuck & Buck go through some of the offseason's biggest free agents and the moves being made
Chuck, Bucky, and Shockey (filling in for Slick) are in today discussing the MONSTER contracts that have been agreed to with Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg. Are those contracts a commentary on the use of openers and the openers' staying power? Mitch Haniger is the only guy that came up from the Mariners during the winter meetings. Is he a legitimate candidate to be traded and should he be? Also, what are the Mariners going to do at second base and which free agents could (should) they be looking at as options this winter? Get your baseball fix today with the guys on "STOVE."
Chuck, Buck and Slick jump into what the Mariners should do with Mitch Haniger, how baseball should react to the Astros sign stealing scandal, and preview 5 likely free agent moves of the off-season.