The Hot Stove Show Hour 2: Andy McKay & Sam Blum

The Hot Stove

Mariners Assistant General Manager Andy McKay joins the show to talk about his journey to his new promotion and his time overseeing the Mariners farm club system, there is no support staff with the Mariners everyone plays a part // Andy McKay felt some validation when the Mariners ended the drought, Andy believes he knew Cal Raleigh was going to hit that walk-off homerun, a deep dive into Andy McKay's offseason library collection, what were some good books he read in the offseason, Andy gives major props to Aaron Goldsmith for his ability to bring the game to life over the TV and radio // Sam Blum a writer for The Athletic who covers the Angels joins Gary and Aaron to talk about the news of the almost sale of the Angels, believes if there was a sale it would have been for a record amount in the MLB, what is it going to take to keep Ohtani on the Angels, the Angels have gone for more of short term investments in terms of players than going big in free agency // Show wrap up