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Episode 365: Ryan Sloan & Kade Anderson Are Lighting Up Mariners Spring Training

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Randy Arozarena's bat flew down the third-base line after Sloan's sweeper.

1. Marine Layer Podcast episode 365 focuses on Ryan Sloan and Kate Anderson during Mariners spring training in mid-February 2026. 2. Hosts Lance and Lyle frame Sloan and Anderson as the week's main baseball story because both are early in camp and both are already drawing attention. 3. The episode asks whether Seattle may already have two future front-line starters in Sloan and Anderson. 4. Sloan is described as touching 99 miles an hour, with a two-seam fastball that the hosts say reached 98 and a sweeper with 20 inches of break. 5. The hosts note that Randy Arozarena swung through Sloan's fastball and then lost the bat on the sweeper down the third-base line. 6. Sloan is also described as having a cutter and a kick change, with changeup listed as his favorite pitch. 7. Daniel Kramer and Trent Blank are cited as reporting on the new two-seamer and on Sloan's early camp work. 8. The hosts connect Sloan's stuff to his build, saying he looks like a 6-foot-5 teenager with unusually advanced strength. 9. Kate Anderson is discussed as another high-ceiling arm, with the hosts saying his bullpen work also looked strong. 10. The episode repeatedly returns to innings management, because Sloan threw 82 innings last year and would likely need staged buildup before any big-league role. 11. The hosts call the Garrett Cole and Max Fried comparison "totally irresponsible," but they still use it to describe the raw upside. 12. Brian Wu is quoted as saying Sloan looks like he is 12 from the face down and a center from the legs down. 13. The hosts compare this spring hype to George Kirby's 2021 camp, when a similar velocity report circulated before his big-league path settled in. 14. They also bring up Justin Verlander as a rare example of a starter who has handled elite velocity over time. 15. Joe Doyle is scheduled for a Wednesday appearance, and the hosts want his view on why other teams passed on Sloan in the 2024 draft. 16. They discuss Wake Forest, College pitching development, and the possibility that Seattle simply met Sloan's asking price. 17. The episode has a loose, conversational interview style, with long detours into draft value, social media, and player comps. 18. The energy is casual and speculative, with both hosts openly admitting when they are "dream[ing] to the moon." 19. Mariners fans who follow prospect development and pitch data would get the most out of this episode. 20. Listeners who want only game results or no prospect talk may skip it.

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