Pitchers and catchers report two weeks from yesterday. Really, that’s it. An annual tradition, last week’s Pre-Spring Training Media Event harkened the fast-approaching return of baseball.
Naturally, that subject was on the docket as Jerry Dipoto and Aaron Goldsmith sat down at T-Mobile Park for Ep. 039 of The Wheelhouse.
Here’s everything covered this week:
- 0:52 — Getting the fellas together for a bit of a shindig
- 4:00 — Edgar Martinez, Hall of Famer
- 5:30 — What was it like facing Edgar Martinez as a pitcher?
- 7:45 — The decision to acquire Shed Long in exchange for Josh Stowers
- 9:30 — Shed Long and positional flexibility
- 12:45 — Where free agent signee Hunter Stickland fits in the bullpen
- 16:00 — The group of guys who were here in Seattle—Mallex Smith, J.