Locked On Mariners - Daily Podcast On the Seattle Mariners - Draft Notice (Part 2)

Episode Date: June 13, 2020

D.C. Lundberg and Jason Hernandez look at the remainder of the first round picks in the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This is Locked on Mariners. Here's your host, D.C. Lundberg. It is Saturday, gang, and usually when a show is published on Saturday, that means that I messed up somewhere during the week, or I just couldn't get myself together. Not the case this time. This is a planned Saturday episode of Locked on Mariners, which you can find on Google Podcast, Apple Podcast,

Spotify, Stitcher Radio, or whichever podcasting app that you personally care to use. Please remember to download, rate, and subscribe. Also remember to ask your smart device to play Locked-on Mariners podcast and to follow the show on Twitter at L-O-U-O-U-N-Sor-Mariners, and Twitter for me as well is at DC underscore Lundberg. That is L-U-N-D-B-E-R-G for those scoring at home. Yesterday we began looking at the first round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, and yesterday I was joined by the host of Locked-on-Anaheim Ducks and the guest host for the week of Locked-on Angels, Jason Hernandez, is to talk about some of those draft picks. And funnily enough, he is here today to do the same thing.

Jason, how goes it? You know, I asked my smart device to play locked on Mariners, and I kept hearing a rat for some reason. No, you did. Has it got a rat problem? It's round and round. It's, oh, dang it. Yes.

Here's the thing. I almost said you stole my joke, but it's such low-hanging fruit that you can have it. In any case, I don't know what's going. Yeah, baby. Yeah, so I finished crocheting, by the way. Oh, you did. It came up. It came up pretty nicely. It did. Well, we'll get to that in just a second because we made it through a pick 10 yesterday. The Angels selection, which was middle infielder Rod Corea. And that brings us to pick number 11.

And not only have you finished your crocheting, but the white socks are undertaking a crochet project of their own as they have drafted Tennessee Volunteers pitcher Gorette Crotchett. Jason, talk about him. So, Gara Crochet, he's a big, big south fall. He's 6'6, very heavy pitcher. He's got 143 strikeouts and 128 and 2 thirds innings. He's mostly pitched out of the bullpen in two years of Tennessee. But he's also only allowed, you know, a certain amount of hits. Although his 476 ERA is kind of a red flag a little bit,

but he's got some pure stuff. He's got some pure filth. And there's a lot of movement on his basketball. It goes up to about 100 101. But again, that 4-ERA is a little bit concerning to me. It can, but if you say that he has the pure stuff, if he can harness that and he's been mostly a relief pitcher, that kind of sounds like the makings of a future closer to me.

That's true. I mean, yes, he does kind of go all over the place a little bit. I don't know who he reminds me of as far as left-handed closers, because there hasn't been too many lefty closers that are that tall that I could think of. Not of that size, no. The only lefty closer that I can think of obviously is Norm Charlton, just because I've had tunnel vision for the Mariners. You host the Mariners podcast, so that's a great comparison now that I think about it.

Charlton was, what, 6'3 about? He was 6'3, but he had a dominating fastball and a forkball, which I don't think Crochet possesses. Not yet. Not yet. And also, Charlton did not throw 100 miles an hour. He was more in the mid-90s, which for his day was really good power pitching.

Yes, and 101 is very good power pitching for this kind of talent out of college. Okay. Any more thoughts on Crochet, Jason? No, it's a good pick for the White Sox. I'm okay with it. Not who I would have chosen if I was the White Sox, but that's just me. All right. We'll move on to the Cincinnati,

red legs, I believe they're referred to as these days with the 12th pick, and they took high school outfielder Austin Hendrick, and judging by his profile picture on MLB.com, leads me to believe that he's also a competitive hot dog eater because of all the ketchup on his face, which means he is a combination facially of Kyle Seeger and Joey Chestnut. What's say you, J.D? Just based on the picture alone and based on the fact that he has all that red on his face, that's such a perfect pick, isn't it? It is, and I also just realized, I shouldn't cross this guy because he looks, he's obviously a hell of a lot tougher than I am, so I mean this in the nicest way possible, Mr. Hendrick. But, dude, that swing is mean. That's a vicious swing that he has.

Yeah, it is. And I know you made a very good comparison where he had an upper cut swing, and some people said Cody Bellinger, you noticed very aptly that his swing has raised a little bit. and you said his swing reminds you a little bit of Eric Hosmer. Now that I think about it, that's a great comparison. The comparisons to Cody Bellinger, I can kind of see that too in the swing. Bellinger has a much higher finish with his hands on a swing that Hendrick and Hosmer do, and that's kind of what reminded me of Eric Hosmer, the swing and the finish. But just the red face and the reds, I mean, that's a match made in heaven.

I can't wait to see his major league debut with the Reds. See if he wears all that red on his face again. You know, I hope he does. I am making fun of it a little bit, but it's a unique look, and I think he should keep it, because I kind of, I like it. I love it. I love it a lot. Yes.

Speaking of things that I like a lot, my scouting report on the next pick, Patrick Bailey, who went to the Giants, is that he has a really hot girlfriend. Watching the draft party on MLV.com, this man has excellent taste, ladies and gentlemen. You're not wrong. I'm not wrong, and that's basically what I have to say about Patrick Bailey.

Well done, sir. Jason, what do you have to say about Bailey? Aside from that, I mean, he has the confidence. Well, shall we just move on because that's the most important? No, I'm kidding. No, he's going to be a good catcher. He's got great power for a catcher, which is apt for the Giants,

given that they have another great power catcher in Buster Posey. He's hitting above 300 at NC State and is very good in the backstop. Probably one of the better defensive catchers, but also a great hitting catcher as well. I think the Giants hit this one out of the park in more ways than one. Great, great pick by the Giants. I hate to admit it because, you know, I'm in SoCal, but yeah, they did good. And you didn't call them the Jints either. Oh, dang it. I missed that. Well, let's move on. I did it for you. Also, he was the first.

catcher taken in this draft. He's a switch hitter, six foot two, two hundred seven pounds. And after Patrick Bailey, we move on to the Rangers pick at number 14, but this guy was rated number 32. That is Mississippi State second baseman, and I apologize if I'm messing this name up. Justin Foskew, it's F-O-S-C-U-E, ladies and gentlemen. And Jason, what about this man? Yeah, this was an underpick, and to be honest, the Rangers have not drafted well lately. They really haven't. Well, that bodes well for the rest of the American League West then, doesn't it? No kidding.

Okay. They've kind of gone towards athletes with a high ceiling, but they haven't reached it, unfortunately. So I don't know what I make of this pick. I mean, he's got some power. He's got a lot of walks. He sees a lot of pitches, but I don't know. I mean, I don't see the ceiling in him like I do for other players. So, I don't know.

They took a punt here. All right. We'll move on then to the Philly selection, number 15, ranked number 11, and that is pitcher Mick Abel, who is out of Jesuit high school in Oregon, and he's a right-handed pitcher, 6'5-190 pounds, tall, lanky kid, looks more like an NFL punter than a pitcher. Jason, what say you? He does.

So with him, this is an interesting pick. I thought he was going to go higher. I thought he was going to go maybe 12, 13, drop to 15 with the Phillies. Yeah. The thing about his delivery, and you can probably attest to this, he kind of throws a little bit off his elbow a little bit, and there's more movement on the elbow, which, unfortunately, is conducive to players blowing out their elbows. That's the only concern with him.

Maybe that's why he fell a little bit. Maybe, and I know you and I have talked in private and on other podcasts about you know, pitchers that have that kind of movement where they rely more on their elbow. They're just begging for Tommy John surgery. There it is. There it is. The movement slightly resembles Steven Strasbourg, and we know what happened with Strasberg

early in his career. That's the major concern. Yes, it does touch 98 on the fastball, and he's got two really above average pitches, which is the fastball, obviously, and even the slider. But he's got to kind of ease up on that. movement a little bit. That's the main concern.

Maybe that is something that can be coached out though. Could that be something that's coached out? I mean, I don't know. I mean, you look at pitchers like Strasbourg, I know Jack Flaherty is kind of the same way, and the just concern is the injury possibility, but

you know, it's a hard, it's a hard, hard slider. With that hard of a slider and that much of a fastball movement, with that kind of arm torque, and kind of the W motion that he has, it's a great pick, but let's just see what happens. Yeah, let's see what happens with this.

Let's see what happens. Kind of can be a theme with the Major League Baseball draft at large, because like I see it yesterday, it's not an exact science like the NFL draft. It's not an exact science like the NBA draft, where they're drafting kids to go right to the top level and start, no less. Baseball is a much, much different system.

We'll go through two more picks before we go to the Mariners' trivia question. The next one went to the Cubs, pick number 16, and it's shortstop Ed Howard. And I've been kind of looking at these profile pictures and making jokes about them. This man is a dead ringer for Ryan Howard, and they're not related. Can you believe that? Yes. This one is not a joke, ladies and gentlemen.

Same facial structure, same exact smile. He looks just like a smaller version of Ryan Howard, and they're not related. Ed Howard, what say you, J.D? Kind of a similar swing, too, to be honest. I mean, they look a lot alike. He's from Mount Carmel High School in Illinois. What I know about him is he's got a quick bat. He's got a very lanky movement as far as defense goes,

which is good for a shortstop. But the swing is just kind of similar, but very fast. I don't know what more I can say about him. All right. Then let's move on to the next pick from the Boston Red Sox. Oh, here we go. Okay. There was pick number 17, and this man was ranked number 139, but there's a reason for this. And Jason, I'll let you say what the reason is since you're laughing.

What the hell were the Red Sox doing there? Nick York, it prompted a lot of reaction on Twitter. Taylor had one word to say, whoa. Even some of the higher ups on Twitter that cover the draft, they're like, okay. What is this? Nick York from Archbishop Middy High School here in California. Yeah, this was a big shock. I mean, there were a couple draft people that had him down at number 69, which is higher than most other rankings. He's ranked here at number 139,

and I also want to make something very clear, we're making fun of the Boston Red Sox, not this young man. No, I mean. Yes, I don't want to make that clear to listeners. But no way was he projected to be a number 17 to pick. No way. Not to say that he's not a bad player. He did very well in high school, but he's still a very raw player,

and he's going to be a project for the next three to four years. That's the thing. So here's my question to you. Do you think he's going to sign? Because if he was a later round pick, he probably, I shouldn't say probably. He may not have signed and then gone to college. He has a commitment to the University of Arizona. But now that he's a surprise first round pick, do you think he signs JD?

Or do you even want to wager a guess? With the money that's available for a first round pick, I think he might actually sign. That's a very interesting case in that situation then. Keep in mind that, you know, the Red Sox were punished for their part in the sign stealing. Yep. So they lost a couple of draft picks.

So the underslot selection for their Red Sox pours more money until later picks and maybe get a steal in the third or fourth round, which most people say they didn't actually. get. So maybe they're just trying to save money here. That's probably what the case is. That's my guess in any case. I mean, this is part of the punishment. All right. Well, on that interesting note, we're going to move on to the Mariner's trivia question. We're running behind schedule, as I suspected. But the trivia question is this. Who was the Mariner's first round draft pick 10 years ago? Answer following a word from Rock Auto. With the ever-increasing numbers of makes and models,

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Welcome to the second half of Locked-on Mariners. Here once again is your host, D.C. Lundberg. Thank you very much, Joey Martin, or J.M., as it were, our announcer here on Locked-on Mariners. I am D.C. Lundberg, continuing to talk about the draft, which took place a few days ago, joined again by Jason J.D. Hernandez. Yo, you just mentioned your car had 200,000-thousand-miles miles? Yeah, I used to have a Chevy Impala. I can beat that.

Mine had 315,000 miles. So boo yeah, can you get to that amount? Considering my current finances, I may have to. All right. We shall see. Send me the picture if you get above 315,000 miles. You got it, sir. I will do that.

Getting back to the draft, however, we left off after the Red Sox shocking selection at number 17, Rudy Pemberton. And we're going to move on to pick number 18, which was the Diamond Baggs choice. And we're going to kind of start to burn through these because I don't want this show to go entirely long and we have, and so we're not even going to talk about everybody. I mean, I'll go through a couple of them if I can. We'll go through a couple of them,

but we're not going to go through everybody for time restraints and whatnot. Bryce Jarvis, pitcher out of Duke University. Picture looks like it belongs in a shopping bag from Forever 21. Anything else to say about this man, John? John. Anything else to say about him, J.D.? No, I think we're good, Daniel. That's what you get.

That's what I get. That's what I get for being a jerk. And the Mets then took Pete Crow Armstrong at number 19. Looks like a cousin of Rusty Greer, but he's not. High school pitcher out of California. Anything to say about him? Not particularly. He's possibly going to be a pretty decent MLB outfielder later on down the line.

But we'll see. Oh, by the way, he has some baseball pedigree, sort of. He's not related to Rusty Greer. No. Okay. So Pete Crowe Armstrong. his mom played the mother in the movie A Little Big League. Oh, okay.

Yep. Very cool. All right. And that brings us to the number 20 selection, which was the Brewers Outfieler out of UCLA, who was ranked number six, Garrett Mitchell. Jason, tell me about this guy. All right, so he was ranked pretty highly. I thought he was going to go maybe top 15 pick out of UCLA just on the street from here.

He might be one of the more talented position players in the draft. He's 6-3-200, a very good lefty bat. In the raw power, he's probably got a 70-grade power bat with about 70 to 75 speed. Very, very crafty base dealer. He hit 349 for the Bruins last year, and he led the nation with 12 triples and stole 18 bases. He's got some great tools. plus tool on speed, plus on power, pretty good on average. I mean, it was a very interesting stat line.

He had 355, only three strikeouts in 15 games, but no home runs. The big concern, which might concern his durability and stamina, he's got type 1 diabetes. Okay. That's the red flag right there. But to see him fall all the way to 20, I mean, I know it's a red flag, but is that enough of a red flag? Maybe it is considering everything going on with COVID-19.

Maybe that could, maybe that's why it's a big concern right now, right? That makes sense to what he may have fallen to this late in the first round. But one question and one point. I'll make my point first. Dave Hollins also had diabetes and was one of the more durable players of his day and certainly one of the toughest players of his day. If Dave Hollins can do it, this guy can too.

So there's precedent. The question I have, J.D., and I don't know if you know this or not, how is his batting eye? Does he have a propensity for drawing walks or not? He has a propensity for not striking out. Let's put it that way. He has a decent amount of walks. I mean, his walk to strike out ratio is very good.

Okay. But he is more of a contact hitter. Like I said, he led the nation in triples. Very slap, I mean, kind of a sloppy hitter. He goes for singles. He goes for triples. That's mostly his game. But you're right. He does not strike out a lot. And he does get the walks at a pretty decent clip.

From what you're saying, I'm hearing future leadoff hitter. Oh, absolutely lead off hitter. I mean, the Brewers would be foolish not to have him back first or second, to be honest. I mean, he does have the power, but his strength is his ability to get on base and steel bases. That's his biggest strength. That sounds fantastic. That sounds like my kind of player to me. And if he even has 70 grade raw power, maybe he can be a Paul Molitor-type leadoff hitter who can give you an instant one-to-nothing lead by hitting the ball out of the ballpark.

That's a great comparison. That's kind of what I thought of. I'm glad you said it. Yay! And with this kid's toughness, if he can battle through the type-one diabetes, he could be a tough customer. I really hope he does well in Milwaukee.

I really hope so. I'm pulling for the kid. Me too. I mean, I don't want to call it a handicap because a handicap is what you, make of it, maybe more of a setback. Like I said, Dave Hollins had diabetes. If Dave Hollins can do it, so can this kid. Absolutely. Moving on to the number 21 selection. And this is a Jordan Walker out of Decatur High School in Georgia, third baseman going to the St. Louis Cardinals. Anything to say about

this guy, John? J.D. I keep calling you John. I'm so used to having John Miller on this program. I'm so sorry. Anything to say to- No, no. No, we're good, Daniel Craig. Ladies and gentlemen, I really deserve that. One thing I want to say about this guy, his headshot makes him look like like Ken Griffey Jr. did as a teenager. He looks like a young version of Ken Griffey Jr. Facially, same smile, but he's six foot five. I can see it.

I absolutely could see it. Next one at number 22, going to the Washington Nationals. Oddly enough, ranked number 22, is a pitcher named Cade Cavali. Talk about it, J.D. Taylor had him at number 10 on his latest mock draft, and I said, no, it's not going to be Cavali. It's going to be who the Angels did eventually get. So, yeah, I'm just going to toot my own horn here.

No, Cavali's a fine pitcher. I think he's got a great arm, a 65-grade curveball, very high on the velocity, mid-90s, can touch up to 98-99. He had a 3.2 ERA, but he had 35 walks and 59 strikeouts, in 60 and the third innings. This kid is a fireballer. The only thing, he missed some time in high school because he had back problems. And a little bit of last year because of a stress fracture.

So maybe he has a propensity for injury, which is why he dropped 22. That's going to be my guess. But as far as his raw stuff, oh man, his raw stuff is filthy. It is an above average fastball. and the slider cutter is amazing. I want to point out two things about the little scouting report they have on him on MLB.com. The last two sentences read thusly, quote, though he has a strong 6'4 frame and clean mechanics,

he doesn't have much track record of staying healthy or throwing strikes. His lack of command and deception also means that his premium stuff gets hit harder than it should. End quote. Two giant red flags for me. The other thing I noticed in a scouting report is that he went to Bixby High School, and that just makes me think of Bill Bixby. Yeah. Going old school there.

Anything? Do you want to wrap up your thoughts on Cade Cavalley, or you want to move on? I want to move on. All right. Indians took Tucker Carlson as a short stop. No, it's Carson Tucker. No, sorry, Mr. Tucker. The website says Tucker, comma, Carson, and my eyes originally read Tucker Carlson.

Let's go to the number 24. pick, which was the Tampa Bay Rays, a pitcher out of Central Bucks East High School in Pennsylvania, home of the Milwaukee Bucks. No. Nick Bitsko, I believe it is, B-I-T-S-K-O, which sounds to me like an offshoot of the Nabisco Corporation. Anything to add, J-D?

Baltimore was hoping to get him, and they didn't get him. Baltimore was hoping he would land at number 30, and that didn't happen. So this just goes to show you how, Unlucky and bad Baltimore drafted this time. Well, here's the thing. He was ranked number 14. What on Earth made them think he was going to fall to 30?

I don't know. I don't know what they were thinking there. The Braves selected the next guy out of Wake Forest, which is, I believe, is a four-year institution of higher learning. Yes. Pitcher Jared Schuster ranked number 77, so the Braves may have reached on this one, too. They reached big time,

and honestly, I wasn't impressed with this first two years as a demon deacon. He had a 6.8 ERA. He had a great summer in the Cape Cod League and had a good 2020. So that raised his stock, but not that much. 25, yeah. Okay, so another, and again, we're making fun of the teams, not these young men who have obviously worked their tails off. I want to make that clear again. Moving on to the number 26 pick, which was the Oakland Athletics pick. Shout out to Jason Burke. It's catcher, Tyler, Soderstrom, who is the son of former big league pitcher Steve Soderstrom. And Soderstrom sounds like one of those devices where you put syrup and carbonated water in, and then you get soda out.

You know, I can't believe you pulled that name out just like that. Because when we talked the other day, he immediately said, wait a minute, Sotrstrom. Is he related to Steve Sotterstrom? I'm like, wait, is he? Like, I had to think about it. So D.C. hit that one right on the head. Sodestrum played a couple decades ago. He was a late 90s pitcher, I believe. He was drafted in the early 90s, I believe,

took a while to make it through the minor league systems and then wound up having kind of a marginal career as a middle reliever. But the reason I remember the name Soderstrum is strictly because of Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest for the N64, just one of those names that struck. And later I found out that it's a Scandinavian name, which is all the better. And then moving on to number 27.

the Minnesota Twins selection, and this is a North Carolina first baseman, Aaron Sabato, and the headshot they have on him from MLB.com reminds me of that of a photo you might see on a personal injury lawyer's website. I can see that. He's a big-bodied first baseman

with the slash line of 343-453-696 as a freshman, so this kid can rake. Yikes. In 2020, it kind of fell off a little bit, 292, 478, 708. More walks than strikeouts. He's not super athletic. He's kind of a below-average defender and runner.

Yeah. But this power is legit. It's legit. And I'm kind of reading the MLB scattering reports on these men as you're talking about them. A couple of things jumped out at me. Speaking to what you had just said, the last sentence says that he's a well-belo-average runner. limited athleticism, and that he's worked hard to improve his defense,

and while he lacks range and has marginal arm strength at best, his hands are reliable. So that's a plus. He kind of reminds me a little bit of like Kyle Schwabber. I see a little bit of a certain hitter, a certain big bopper for the Seattle Mariners right now. You're talking about Jay Buneer, yeah?

Not from the night. I mean, current mayor. I know, I know. he's obviously referring to Daniel Vogelbach. As far as the type of swing on that particular side, yeah, there's a little bit of a reminder there. A little bit of Vogi and Sabato, huh? Yeah, a little bit.

He may want to have that looked at. Going to the number 28 pick. I don't know what I'm doing with. Are you bashing your own? No. No, I didn't mean it that way. Austin Wells was taken by the New York Yankees with the number 28 pick.

and he was ranked number 27. He is the third catcher taken from Arizona, not the third catcher taken from Arizona. He's a catcher from Arizona, who was the third catcher taken? Very clunky sentence I just said there, J.D., but anything to add to this guy? No, just Yankees looking for another deep catcher in their pool. Yep, you know.

And, you know, good smile, good teeth, looks like another advertisement for Colgate. And to round out the draft from your neck of the woods, Mr. Hernandez, the Los Angeles Dodgers, took Louisville pitcher Bobby Miller. So could we then call this man a draft Dodger? Oh, I guess we could. Yeah, he's from my neck of the wood.

Okay, I'm going to say this right now. Yes. I do root for the Dodgers. I root for the Angels as well. That's how I grew up in the early 90s, because both teams were on different leagues. And as a young kid, I thought it was okay to root for both the Angels and the Dodgers. So I'm okay with this.

That was a weird monologue there, but I had to say it, because you know what, it's okay, folks. Sometimes it's okay to root for more than one team. Yes, it is. Right? Yeah. Yeah, I root for the Mariners, obviously, and the Spokane Indians, so there's that. Yeah, I mean, but you also have a propensity for the Orioles,

mainly because they have one of the best players of all time in Cowgirls Jr. That is true. I have a soft spot in my heart for the Orioles. I grew up rooting for the Orioles. That's no secret on this program. Yeah, just like, and I'll say this right now, I'm a fan of, I like the ducks, I like the kings, but I'm also kind of a fan right now of the Arizona Coyotes

because of what they're doing in the front office. But anyway, it's okay to root for more than one team. So Bobby Miller. Yes, Bobby Miller. Yeah, Dodger fans are going really Gaga over this pick. Yeah, okay, he's a pretty good, big right-handed pitcher. He's got some really good heat in that draft. He sits at about 95 to 98.

It's a very heavy sinking fastball because of his height, and it does tend to dip a little bit. So here's what I remember about Bobby Miller. He made it on SportsCenter last year. He nearly got a no-hitter in the NCAA tournament last year and lost it with just a couple outs to go. He lost it late, but I remember everyone just applauding him on his team afterwards

to take a no-hitter into the ninth like that in the tournament game in that setting. Good for him to go that far. He's got a propensity for big moments. He's not as polished as Reed Detmer's that the Angels took. But it's no question that he's got some really good pure stuff. And he's got a wicked second pitch too with that cutter. But, you know, we'll see if he can make it to the majors in two, three years.

He's still kind of a slight prospect, but I think he could do okay. as far as starting up in A and double A. He could make his way out. That's a fair point. Even a late round draft pick has the chance to make it up to the major leagues. There were only five rounds this year. But on the Mariner's side, Charles Gibson was a 61st round draft pick. Or maybe even he was taken a 61st or 63rd round, I forget,

and wound up being a decent utility player for the Mariners. And Mike Piazza was a 62nd round draft pick and a Hall of Famer. So you never know, J.D., do you? You absolutely never know. And I can't wait to see how most of these players do in the coming years. Yep. One more thing to talk about, and that is the 30th pick in the first round, which didn't exist because it was the Astros.

J.D., where can people find you on Twitter? Oh, joy. Anyway, you can hear me hosting Locked on Angels for this. week taking over the reins for Taylor Blake Ward. I've been pinch hitting all week. You can find that on Locked on Angels. You can find me on the regular at Locked on Anaheim Ducks. I'm covering both Anaheim shows this week just across 57.

You can find me personally at Stimpy J.D. You can find the show I typically host at L.O. underscore Ducks if you like hockey. And Seattle fans, you should probably get acquainted with hockey since you have a team coming in a year and a half. Maybe it's a crackin. maybe the totems? Who knows? We shall find out in due time.

You said you were pinch hitting for Taylor Blake Ward this week on Locked on Angels. That means you hosted three shows. Four. I ended up hosting four shows this week. Oh, four shows. Yeah, we had a bonus show. Interesting. So since your pinch hitting,

is your pinch hitting average 250? Oh, come on. I had more than one good show. I'm sorry. I had to say it. Well, I didn't have to say it, but it was funny. Anyways, if I was an umpire, I would say, you're out. Well, John's not here, so he can't kick me off the show this time. Ah, man.

Hi, John. I hope you're listening to the show. Actually, I know for a fact that he will be listening to this show. Oh, that's just going to give me inspiration for the next diamond quiz now. Yeah. Which, I'm funny you mention that, J.D., because we will be doing Diamond Quiz at some point next week. I haven't decided on what day that is, but you're going to participate in that, are you not? Oh, I'm ready now. I'm ready. I'm fired up. Excellent. Let's go. Let's do it. Next time on Locked-on Mariners, however, I will be joined by guest panelists, Ted Baxter, Spuds McKenzie, and a stop sign. I do not know the subject matter as of yet, but I'm sure that the four of us are going to have a great conversation. Remember to download rate and subscribe to Locked-on Mariners on Google Podcast, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher Radio, or whichever podcasting app that your brainhead can think of.

Follow this program on Twitter at L.O. underscore Mariners, and follow me on Twitter at DC underscore Lundberg. I have no idea why I said it like that. We'll be back next week. Diamond Quiz at some point and maybe talking about more draft. I am not sure. In any case, I'll figure it out over the next few days. and I hope you listening have a wonderful weekend. This is Joey Martin, speaking for Locked-on Mariners.

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