Expanding The Grid West Virginia Power

Host David Kahn is joined by Corey Brock from The Athletic Seattle to break down the Mariners' 2020 draft class. David and Corey delve into how the shortened draft played out, the Mariners' strategy with only 6 picks to make, how those selections will play into Seattle's rebuilding process and more. Later on, they also discuss MLB's return-to-play negotiations and how those ramifications are changing the state of the game.

Host David Kahn is joined by former Power players Nick Kingham (1:17) and Mel Rojas Jr. (31:38) to discuss their journeys to the Korean Baseball League (KBO). Kingham delves into how he ended up on the SK Wyverns in 2020 (2:44), some of the differences he has dealt with between MLB and the KBO (5:13), including battling the language barrier, learning the culture in Korea and what life has been like during a pandemic in a foreign country. Kingham also details how helpful it has been to have his wife, Logan, with him during all of this (17:30), who he reached out to for advice when he got to the KBO (20:07) and his favorite Korean foods he's tried (22:20). Kingham then relives his MLB debut in 2018 (26:50) and season spent in Charleston (27:30).

Rojas reveals the reasons he ultimately decided to come to the KBO in 2017 (32:11), seeing the KT Wiz develop as a new franchise during his four years in Korea, and how it feels to be playing in the only consistent live sports right now (40:00), including playing with no fans and different types of entertainment around the park. He also talks about which new players he has given advice to when they joined the KBO (47:00), his favorite KBO mascots and stuff to do in Korea (51:15) and his best memories from his time in Charleston (54:15). 

Host David Kahn is joined by former voice of the Power, and current voice of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Adam Marco, to look back at his 10-year tenure in Charleston. Marco discusses how he ended up in The Capital City (5:04), his favorite memories and players during his time in West Virginia (7:38), including Cole Tucker (16:05), as well as shares his top adventures with Power General Manager Jeremy Taylor (24:36). Marco also gets into the evolution of his blog-turned-Twitter-hashtag Minor League Kerouac (28:33), and what his initial impressions were of The Toastman, as well as how they evolved (39:17).

Host David Kahn is joined by the inaugural voice of the West Virginia Power, Andy "The Bull" Barch, to revisit the first few years of the Power and discuss Andy's time in The Capital City. Barch talks about opening Appalachian Power Park (7:10), what it was like to witness Ryan Braun (14:40) and 2020 Power manager Eric Farris (27:30) in West Virginia, Eric Fryer hitting the only cycle in Power history (30:35), changing affiliates from Milwaukee to Pittsburgh (42:05) and the 2009 All-Star Game in Charleston (47:45). He also relives some of his greatest memories with Power General Manager Jeremy Taylor (57:50).

Host David Kahn is joined by 2020 Power hitting coach Rob Benjamin, who talks about his career in coaching, how he adjusted to life as a Minor League coach (6:00) and who he reached out to for advice while in the DSL, as well as his thoughts on Mariners prospects Noelvi Marte and Jonatan Clase (12:22) and their relationship with former Power player Julio Rodriguez. Benjamin also delves into how he founded the RIOT Hitting Academy (16:54), how much his mom has influenced his life (22:00), his All-Time Puerto Rican baseball team and favorite food recommendations and his best mantras as a hitting coach (31:50). Finally, Dominick Lorenz quizzes David to see if he can guess the baseball movie by only hearing its greatest hit (41:38).

Host David Kahn is joined by the Assistant Hitting Coach of the Seattle Mariners, Jarret DeHart, who discusses his rapid shift from playing to coaching (5:20), how he's providing assistance during the COVID-19 crisis (13:15) and advice he's received from Mariners' hitting coach Tim Laker and his college coaches in regards to his new role (21:10). DeHart also delves into his favorite memories from Tulane (29:20), his biggest coaching influences and being in Japan with the Mariners for Ichiro's final games of his career in the Tokyo Dome in 2019 (37:15). Finally, David and Dominick Lorenz pay tribute to the greatest beards in MLB, including DeHart's, with a draft-style pick-em (45:00).