ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney on Cole Young + Matt Brash Injury + Future of Luis Castillo/JP Crawford

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Brady Farkas discusses the Mariners' recent performance and player situations with ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney.

The Mariners are 16-16 and back at .500! After a 5-1 road trip, Brady talks with ESPN MLB Insider Olney about the M's turnaround, the play of Cole Young and if the front office has been validated in not trading for Ketel Marte. But we also talk about the injury to Matt Brash and how the M's might handle it, as well as how they handle the increasingly difficult conversations around Luis Castillo and JP Crawford. And Buster tells a hilarious Randy Johnson story on the eves of his No. 51 retirem...

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Host: Brady Farkas

Guest: Buster Olney

Topics covered

• Seattle Mariners
• MLB
• baseball injuries
• player performance
• trade discussions
• sports analysis

Keywords

• Mariners
• Buster Olney
• Cole Young
• Matt Brash
• Luis Castillo
• JP Crawford
• Randy Johnson
• MLB

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Organizations: ESPN, Mariners, Ketel Marte

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