Brock and Salk

Kevin Seitzer joins Mike Salk and Ryan Divish to discuss Brendan Donovan and Rob Refsnyder living in the batting cages this spring, why he thinks Julio has found his identity as a hitter and what he learned from Josh Naylor. Then, we let Ryan Divsh field your calls on the Mariners.

The hour starts with the No. 1 Most Intriguing Mariner as the countdown of his list concludes. No shock, it;'s Julio Rodriguez. Later, Mariners GM Justin Hollander joins the show to discuss what he's excited for in terms of the season starting, who jumped out to him at Spring Training and plenty more.

Salk and Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times discuss why this Mariners team is in as good a spot as ever. Then, Gregg Greene (Mariners Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications) joins the show to explain where fans can now watch the Mariners on TV as the team enters the new season. Salk and Divish conclude the hour with a baseball version of Blue 88, with topics including the effect of the Mariners now having a true leadoff hitter, when we will see Colt Emerson get called up and how Dan Wilson will deploy his bench this season.

It's Opening Day with the Mariners ready to set sail, and Salk gets everyone ready for the start of the season. Then, they re-air their conversation with Jeff Passan of ESPN to get his predictions for the Mariners in 2026, Cal and Julio and much more.

Shannon Drayer and Mike Salk react to Jeff Passan's optimism for the Mariners and Julio rodriguez this year. Then, Salk asks Shannon some rapid fire Mariners questions and she helps him crown this week's Trash Takes winner.

Salk and Shannon Drayer go through the No. 2 Most Intriguing Mariner on Salk's list, as he continues to count down the top ten. Today, it's Cal Raleigh. Later, jeff Passan of ESPN joins the show for his weekly appearance in which he previews the 2026 Mariners, describes why he is so high on them, expectations for Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez and much more.

Salk and Shannon Drayer go through all of her final Spring Training takeaways as she's returned from Arizona. Afterwards, they dive in on how the Mariners handle lofty expectations, as it's a place that they really haven't been in before. For Blue 88, Brian Nemhauser (Hawkblogger) stops by, with topics including if the Seahawks will be as good on paper in 2026 as they were in 2025, what sets JSN apart from other wide receivers and what the Seahawks need to target in the draft.

Salk shouts out the listeners to start the show for a couple different reasons and also mentions a couple questions from the text line. They also re-air their interview with Michael Ginnitti of Spotrac to get his analysis on the JSN extension and more. Then, he reacts to sound from some national NFL media who believe the Seahawks won't be the NFC West favorites in 2026 and he fully disagrees.

Salk admits that the Seahawks spending so much at WR makes him a little nervous about locking up D-line pieces next year. Then, we debate whether it would be worth moving up in the draft for a guy that Brian Baldinger and Daniel Jeremiah are raving about. Then, we discuss potato preferences, weird sports superstitions, and who our big voice guy is in Answer the Question Jerk.

Salk goes through his No. 3 Most Intriguing Mariners as he continues to count down his top ten ahead of Opening Day, with today being Josh Naylor. He then reacts to some sound from Aaron Goldsmith in which he believes the starting pitching depth is the thinnest part of the Mariners team. Does he agree? Or is it the bullpen depth? The hour concludes with Buy Or Sell, featuring a variety of Seahawks and Mariners topics.

The Mariners are being picked to win the American League across many outlets heading into the year, and Salk discusses how different this is for them. They then bring on Michael Ginnitti of Spotrac to get his insight on the details of the JSN extension and the ripple effect that could have on future Seahawks contracts. In Blue 88, Michael Bumpus calls in to dive into the amount of money the Seahawks have spent on their WR room this offseason, what the reaction in the building will be to JSN's extension and who should be the Seahawks next priority (aside from Devon Witherspoon).

Salk explains why Seattle is really feeling like a complete sports town with all of the different storylines around town in the sports world. Then, they re-air their conversation with Brady Henderson of ESPN to get all of his insight on the JSN extension with the Seahawks.

Steve Wyche joins Mike Salk to discuss the Seahawks extending Jaxon Smith-Njigba, his thoughts on their overall offseason and the difference in Seattle's approach with this JSN deal. Then, Brady Henderson gives his thoughts on the new JSN deal, how much the Seahawks are spending at WR, what comes next with a potential Devon Witherspoon deal and if another Seahawk could get extended this offseason.

Gee Scott stops by the show to start the hour to share his takeaways with Salk on the extension for Jaxon Smith-Njigba and why he is so excited about it. Later, Mariners broadcaster Aaron Goldsmith joins to discuss his time at Spring Training and what he learned, Mariners X-factors for 2026, Cal Raleigh and plenty more.

Salk further discusses the Seahawks extending Jaxon Smith-Njigba and why this signals that the Seahawks have had a clear plan for this offseason. He then goes through the No. 4 Most Intriguing Mariner, as he counts down his Top 10, in Colt Emerson. In Blue 88, Bryan Walters joins the show to diive in on the JSN extension, what makes JSN so great and if there is any concern to the Seahawks not bringing in many marquee names from the outside so far this offseason.

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We react to some of what our favorite guests (Ross Tucker, Adam Amin, and Field Yates) had to say in For You-In Review. In Need to Know, we discuss Logan Gilbert being named the starter for opening day, John Schneider discussing where the Seahakws are at in the free agency process, the Kraken's loss to Nashville and Hillary Knight saying she wants to play for the Torrent for 2 more years. Plus, we take your phone calls, as we do every Friday.

Salk goes through his No. 5 most intriguing Mariner as he counts down his top ten, as he highlights Bryan Woo. Then, Gee Scott stops in for his weekly appearance.

The Mariners Spring Breakout Game is today and Salk highlights how great the Mariners farm system is and also that this is why you rebuild back when they did. Afterwards, Kraken broadcaster John Forslund joins the show to discuss all things Kraken and their current play. In Blue 88, topics include the potential of taking a running back in the first round, why the Rams are so whiny and who the Seahawks biggest threat in the NFC West is.

Salk explains why baseball is in such a good spot, despite what many like to say, and uses the WBC numbers as reasoning. Then, they re-air their conversation with Chris Egan Of KING 5 to discuss a wide variety of Seattle sports topics.

We discuss some RB names from the draft that Field Yates brought up yesterday and Brock gives his thoughts on his favorite fits. Gilbert Arenas thinks Seattle will struggle with rejoining the NBA becuase they are a small market and there isn't enough money here. We dicuss how wrong he is. Plus, Salk crowns a new Trash Takes winner.

The hour starts with funny listener voicemails for Here's The Thing. Later, Chris Egan of KING 5 joins the show to discuss a variety of Seattle sports topics.

Brock and Salk discuss if they are surprised by the lack of name brands the Seahawks have brought in so far and the potential price of a trade for Maxx Crosby or De'Von Achane. They then go through the No. 6 player on their most intriguing Mariners list, counting down from 10 to 1, this time highlighting Randy Arozarena. In Blue 88, Brock dives in on the increased trade activity in the NFL, the NFL flexing their officials union and how the Seahawks chase margins in a way that their peers don't.

Salk wonders how the Mariners will replace some of their home runs from 2025 and ponders what a reasonable expectation for Cal Raleigh is this season. Later, they re-air their conversation with Field Yates of ESPN to discuss the Seahawks, their potential targets in the NFL Draft, the possibilities of the team trading for Maxx Crosby or De'Von Achane and more.

We discuss Shannon Drayer's report that JP Crawford is back from his visit to Texas to have his shoulder looked at and the news is good. Then, ESPN draft analyst Field Yates joins us to discuss whether this draft is as weak as everyone says, who he likes at pick 32 for the Seahawks, whether they could trade out of the first round and if Maxx Crosby or De’Von Achane could be trade options for Seattle.