Meet at the Mitt: A Seattle Mariners podcast

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Kate Preusser and Evan James are joined by Anders Jorstad and Max Ellingsen here for Meet at the Mitt episode 33. The Mariners wrapped up the 2023 draft with a handful of prep prospects early leading into more polished arms in the later rounds. Who are the diamonds in the rough? What is the plan for the next wave of prospects? When and where can we expect some of these...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! With the first two rounds of the draft in the books last night, John Trupin and Kate Preusser are joined by staff writer Ben Thoen to analyze the fresh picked prospects here for Meet at the Mitt episode 32. Where will the new guys rank in the Mariners top 10? Is Emerson a reach at pick 22, or is he the second coming of Cole Young? Where will the new prospects be playin...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Zach Mason, Anders Jorstad and Evan James are here for the Meet at the Mitt episode 31 on July 8th. Coming off a fresh 10-1 beating of the rival Houston Astros, things are looking up in the Pacific Northwest. This week we are joined by staff minor league writer/expert Max Ellingsen to talk about all things 2023 draft. The Mariners have three picks in the top 30 and a c...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are here for Meet at the Mitt episode 30 on America’s birthday, July 4th 2023. The Mariners beat a plucky San Francisco Giants team behind another quality, impressive outing from rookie Bryan Woo, whose grandparents were there to see him dominate his hometown team. Next up, it’s mid-season awards time as the Mariners roll into...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Zach Mason, Anders Jorstad and Evan James are here for the Meet at the Mitt episode 29 on July 1st, 2023. The Mariners lost a big game last night, falling 15-4 to the juggernaut Tampa Bay Rays. Despite some smaller signs the offense is slowly, maybe even steadily improving, the team has continued to lose series. At 38-42, 4 games under .500 as the half point in the sea...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Zach Mason, Anders Jorstad and Evan James are here for the Meet at the Mitt episode 27 on June 25th. Anders and Zach break down their experience from the Mariners/Orioles contest yesterday where the team belted 4 home runs but ultimately fell 6-4 in extra innings. Despite the loss, the team’s offense has been on something of an upswing lately, can the run scoring conti...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin and Evan James are here for Meet at the Mitt episode 28 on June 27th. The All Star Game in Seattle is fast approaching and despite the team being stuck at .500, celebration is in the air. With only two weeks to go before the midsummer classic, the Mariners are trying to shake off the latent inconsistency, heat up the bats and close out the half on a high no...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin ,Kate Preusser and Evan James are here for Meet at the Mitt episode 26 on June 22nd. The team dropped a gutsy start on Tuesday from George Kirby, who went 7 innings giving up three runs in a deeply cursed game against the New York Yankees. Back to back games against Lance Lynn and Gerrit Cole have left the Mariners offense on their back foot once again. Wit...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Zach Mason, Anders Jorstad and Evan James are here for the Meet at the Mitt episode 25 on June 17th. Bryan Woo is the talk of the town after a blistering hot start last night against the feeble Chicago White Sox offense. Despite their best efforts not to score, the Mariners would finally do themselves some justice and rally late for a 3-2 victory. Everyone marvels at l...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin ,Kate Preusser and Evan James are here for Meet at the Mitt episode 24 on June 14th. The team is back to .500 after winning their first series of the season against a “good” team in the Miami Marlins. Furthermore, the team wRC+ has slid comfortably into league average at a flat 100. Who could be traded off to help the cause? Who could be traded for? Is Mike...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Zach Mason, Anders Jorstad and Evan James are here for the Meet at the Mitt episode 23 on June 10th. After a close loss to the Los Angeles Angels last night at the hands of Shohei Ohtani, Zach looks at the free swinging cadre of the Mariners strikeout leaders: Teoscar, Julio, Eugenio and Jarred to assess the inconsistency. Next up, put expectations aside, what are you...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin is out in the wild, but Kate Preusser and Evan James are in studio with Nick Tucker after the dismantling of the San Diego Padres in game one at Petco Park. Welcome to Meet at the Mitt Podcast episode 22 on June 7th 2023. Two rough series against the hottest team in the league (New York Yankees) and maybe the best team (Texas Rangers) have left a sour taste...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Zach Mason, Anders Jorstad and Evan James are here for the Meet at the Mitt episode 21 on June 3rd. First up, It’s WOO time! The Mariners are set to graduate their second big starting prospect this season to face a tough test against the Texas Rangers in Arlington. Next up, All Star Game ballots have arrived and the crew takes turn digging through each position and pro...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are back on May 29th 2023 to take stock of the team at just over 1/3rd of the way through the season. Feeble as their opponent may have been, a sweep of the Oakland Athletics and winning the series against the Pittsburgh Pirates has the fan base energized as the New York Yankees come to town to wrap up what has been a critical...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Zach Mason, Anders Jorstad and Evan James are here for the Meet at the Mitt episode 19 on May 27th. We’re trying something new this week and pitching first a question to you, the listener: “What would your extension for Logan Gilbert look like?” let us know in the comments or feel free to chat us up on Twitter. First up, George Kirby got rocked last night in his first...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Max Ellingsen are here for the return of the “They Might Be Mariners” segment of the Meet at the Mitt Podcast, episode 18 on May 22nd 2023. The MLB draft looms ever closer and with the Mariners making three selections in the top thirty, it seemed like the right time to give a proper update on the state of the farm system. How are draft pi...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are back in business to fix the Mariners sub par offense. After a glorious win over the hapless Oakland Athletics last night, the Mariners have 9 games remaining in a long home stand to make some magic happen. We have come with a distinct plan of attack for each struggling hitter, so you may consider the problems with the offen...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Zach Mason, Anders Jorstad and Evan James are here for the Meet at the Mitt episode 17th on May 20th. First up, Bryce Miller turns in another excellent start, further cementing our faith in his fastball and future at the front end of the rotation. Next up, what’s eating Luis? Zach looks at what might be ailing our staff ace and the wider context with which to understan...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are here for the Meet at the Mitt episode 16 on the morning of May 16th! After a Kirby start where the mariners beat the tar out of the feeble Detroit Tigers, much optimism abounds. First up John asks the gang whether or not this is the greatest Mariners rotation of all time? How does it compare to the legendary 2001 and 2010 r...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Zach Mason and Evan James are joined by staff writer Grant Bronsdon are here for Meet at the Mitt episode 15 on Friday May 12th. First things first, Lookout Landing has been immortalized in Legend of Zelda cannon. Is this a direct reference to your favorite baseball blog, to the T Mobile Park/Safeco Field section or just a beautiful piece of serendipity? Whatever the c...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are here for the Meet at the Mitt episode 14 on May 8th! The Mariners are fresh off a series victory, taking two of three games against the rival Houston Astros. However, with the juggernaut and division leading Texas Rangers rolling into town, there is little time to rest. Are the ice cold bats of Julio, Ty, Eugenio and Cal st...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Anders Jorstad, Zach Mason and Evan James are here for Meet at the Mitt episode 13 on Saturday May 6th. The Mariners are fresh off a loss to the Houston Astros due to some monster home runs from who else but Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker. Despite the loss, the hometown crowd showed up to see the team strut in their new City Connect. Despite the loss, the team rolls in...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are here for the Meet at the Mitt episode 12! The Mariners stole a game on Sunday to stay afloat at 12-16 as they roll into Oakland behind the rookie arm of Bryce Miller. The offense has been in a deep funk but are looking to get right against the underbelly of the league in May. Where are the bright spots? Will Teoscar ever ta...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! Anders Jorstad, Zach Mason and Evan James are here for Meet at the Mitt episode 11 on April 27th. The Mariners dropped the final two of three against the Philadelphia Phillies to fall to 11-14 as they roll into Toronto to face the fearsome Blue Jays. Robbie Ray is out for the season and DMO has been pulled back from rehab. How will the Mariners fill in the gaps in the...

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! John Trupin, Kate Preusser and Evan James are here for the Meet at the Mitt episode 10! The Mariners took 2 of 3 games from the St. Louis Cardinals and find themselves at 8-10 as we record on the morning April 25th. Big series are on the horizon against the Phillies, the Texas Rangers, the Oakland Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays. A difficult stretch to be sure, but...