Grand Salami Time
Grand Salami Time is a fresh, fan-driven baseball analytics blog and media platform that brings sharp insights, unique storytelling, and a distinctly Seattle voice to the world of MLB coverage. Originally launched as Late Night in Seattle by Robby Gross and Adam Jacobson, the project began as a local sports podcast and blog focused on the Mariners and Seattle sports culture.
Now rebranded as Grand Salami Time, the platform has expanded its reach to feature league-wide baseball analysis—combining data-driven commentary with personality, humor, and a healthy dose of Pacific Northwest flair. Whether it’s spotlighting underrated stars like Randy Arozarena, breaking down Statcast trends, or playfully calling out fan takes, Grand Salami Time is where baseball gets smart and fun at the same time.
Grand Salami Time
Season 2; Episode 3: Shohei Ohtani Valuation at Over $100M per year
Shohei Ohtani Valuation discussion begins at the 24:30 mark
Current Events
Seahawks: Witherspoon signed; Wayne Taulapapa signed
Storm: won 2 in a row! And then they lost. Jewel Lloyd had 31 points in their loss and she still leads the league in scoring.
Team USA advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup. They were runners-up in their Group to Netherlands. US had a win and 2 draws, netherlands had 2 wins and a draw.
They will face Sweden in the knockout stage at 2:00am PDT on Saturday. Have an espresso martini after dinner and a vodka redbull when you go out; it's gonna be a long night.
| If they win they will face the winner of Japan/Norway in the quarterfinals at 12:30am PST next Friday
Main Event
-ACQUISITIONS!
-At the trade deadline the Mariners were 4 games over .500 and 3.5 GB of Toronto for the third WC spot.
-As of 3:05pm on deadline day, only 1 of the M's "Big 4" offseason acquisitions remained on the team.:
- AJ Pollock traded to Giants for PTBNL and cash
- Tommy La Stella DFA'd earlier in the year
- Kolten Wong DFA'd on deadline day
- Cooper Hummel remains on the 40 man roster, in Tacoma right now.
- ONE PLAYER IN THE AL WEST STAYED PUT: SHOHEI!
Find out why we believe Shohei Ohtani is valued at over $100M per year for the Seattle Mariners. Strictly from a profitibility standpoint.
Lightning Round
1) Listener Question!