The Wheelhouse, Ep. 059 outline

Call-up season is here and it’s enjoyable.

So last night was fun. It didn’t take long for Kyle Lewis to show why he’s spending the rest of September in Seattle with the big club. Just before that, Jerry and Aaron sat down for Ep. 059 of The Wheelhouse to discuss the influx of prospects and a whole lot more.

Here’s what we covered this week:

• 1:00 — Jerry Dipoto’s color commentating duties in Arkansas
• 2:15 — The Wheelhouse in Houston
• 4:15 — What’s it like, for the Travs, to have the GM in town?
• 6:05 — The amount of attention prospects get in today’s game
• 9:45 — A peek inside Aaron’s broadcasting preparation
• 11:40 — The abundance of data available to fans in today’s game
• 12:05 — Trident, the proprietary database of the Mariners
• 15:00 — Old school analytics
• 17:00 — When in-house and public data disagree
• 20:40 — The call-up of Kyle Lewis
• 28:35 — Justin Dunn and his confidence
• 31:30 — Art Warren and the Travs’ celebration
• 35:00— Donnie Walton, not to be overlooked
• 36:05 — The Baseball Ops’ group’s work now and preparing for the offseason
• 38:20 — Stump J.D.
• 41:10 — Listener question: How does the organization help out when a player joins the Major League club?
• 43:15 —Listener question: Does the offensive explosion in Triple-A change your approach to pitching player development?
• 49:00 — Around the horn on upcoming games at T-Mobile Park

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