Locke'd In Baseball

Three straight years of rising win totals, and now the A's have arguably the most dangerous young lineup in baseball. Nick Kurtz is coming off a Rookie of the Year season with 36 homers, Jacob Wilson hit .311 as a rookie, and Brent Rooker played all 162 games. The offense isn't the question, the pitching is. Every projected starter comes with a question mark, the bullpen is near the bottom...

Can Paul Skenes win a second straight Cy Young? An... MVP?! Konnor Griffin is the best prospect since Mike Trout and he might make the Opening Day roster at 19. The Pirates added Brandon Lowe, Marcell Ozuna, and Ryan O'Hearn to an offense that was dead last in runs a year ago. We break down Pittsburgh's top tier rotation, the Griffin timeline, whether Oneil Cruz can tap into his 40-homer c...

Total organizational chaos in Minnesota. The Twins fired Rocco Baldelli after a 70-92 season, then parted ways with Derek Falvey just two weeks before spring training. Derek Shelton is the new manager, Jeremy Zoll is running baseball ops, and nobody seems aligned on whether this team is competing or rebuilding. Oh, and Pablo López and Joe Ryan are already hurt - so the rotation that was supposed t...

Miami finished 79-83 last year, a 15-win improvement, and wasn't eliminated from a Wild Card spot until the final days of the season. Now the Marlins are saying they plan to compete. Are they serious? We break down the case for Miami: Sandy Alcantara's late-season comeback, Eury Pérez headlining one of the deepest pitching staffs in camp, and a rotation battle featuring Paddack, Max Meyer,...

For the first time in a generation, the Cardinals aren't competing, they're tearing it down. Chaim Bloom dealt both Nolan Arenado and Brendan Donovan this offseason, and more than half the pitchers in camp weren't even in the org a year ago. We break down what a Cardinals rebuild actually looks like: top-5 prospect JJ Wetherholt's arrival, a wide-open rotation battle, and an outfie...

High-risk, high-reward. The Angels hired Kurt Suzuki as manager despite zero prior coaching experience and built their roster around bounce-back bets across the board. Grayson Rodriguez and Alek Manoah are both coming off full seasons missed to injury. Can Mike Trout stay healthy? We break down the reclamation project rotation, the wide-open closer battle, the Christian Moore vs. Vaughn Grissom co...

New front office. New manager. New everything. Blake Butera is the youngest MLB manager in over 50 years, the entire coaching staff has been overhauled, and the young core of James Wood, CJ Abrams, and Dylan now has to prove themselves to a regime that didn't draft them. We break down the first base battle, Josiah Gray's comeback from Tommy John, James Wood's rebound from a bad second half and why...

The rebuild is real and it might be working faster than anyone expected. Munetaka Murakami headlines a busy offseason, Colson Montgomery is embracing the face-of-the-franchise role, and a loaded prospect pipeline led by Braden Montgomery, Noah Schultz, and Hagen Smith is knocking on the door. We break down the outfield logjam, a wide-open rotation battle, and when this thing could actually become...

119 losses. The worst starter ERA since 1913. So the Rockies blew it all up: new front office, new coaching staff, and a brand new pitching philosophy. In this episode, we break down Colorado's bold pitching experiment, the crowded outfield battle, Chase Dollander's breakout potential, and why this rebuild might be the most fascinating story in baseball this spring. Plus: should the Rockie...

In today’s episode, we dive into our preview of the upcoming World Baseball Classic. We break down every roster and coaching staff, analyze how each team is shaping up heading into the tournament, and highlight the biggest strengths, weaknesses, and X-factors to watch. From powerhouse favorites to potential sleeper nations, we discuss what could define this year’s WBC and of course, make our offic...

We break down the winners and losers from the 2025-26 MLB offseason , looking at which teams made the smartest moves and which clubs fell behind as the hot stove cools off. Then we dive into the latest MLB news and rumors, including Framber Valdez signing with the Detroit Tigers, Tarik Skubal winning his arbitration case, Brendan Donovan being traded to the Seattle Mariners, Eugenio Suárez signing...

Today’s episode opens with some frustrating World Baseball Classic news that honestly makes no sense. Several stars won’t be participating due to insurance issues, including Francisco Lindor, Carlos Correa, José Berríos, and José Altuve, completely gutting Team Puerto Rico and taking a serious hit at the credibility of the tournament. Why does MLB always seem to shoot itself in the foot? Are we ju...

MLB wasted absolutely no time this week, and we break down one of the most active stretches of the offseason so far. We start in Queens, where the Mets had a huge week swinging two major trades to land Luis Robert Jr. and Freddy Peralta. Do we like the moves? Did they give up too much prospect capital? And what do these moves mean for the NL East and the broader National League landscape? Then we...

We kick off today’s episode with some pain on the football side, discussing heartbreaking losses for our respective teams, the Chicago Bears and the Miami Hurricanes, plus a quick recap of Luis’s trip to Detroit over the weekend. Then we dive into the baseball. We open with the blockbuster news of Bo Bichette signing a 3-year, $126M deal with the New York Mets, discussing what it means for the Met...

We open the show with one of the most shocking contracts in MLB history: Kyle Tucker signing a 4-year, $240M deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. We break down what this means for the Dodgers’ chances at a historic three-peat, how a deal like this impacts baseball as a whole with a potential lockout looming, and what went wrong for the teams that came up short, most notably the Mets and Blue Jays. F...

We kick things off with a huge night in Chicago, breaking down an all-time Bears comeback playoff win over the Packers and the Cubs landing a franchise-altering signing with Alex Bregman. From there, we pivot briefly to College Football, talking about Indiana’s rise and the sudden wave of Hoosier fans now that the program is legit. Then it’s full baseball mode. We dive deep into Bregman’s 5-year,...

The boys break down recent MLB offseason news, starting with Tatsuya Imai’s surprising signing with the Houston Astros. What does the move signal for Houston, especially with the assumption that Framber Valdez could be on his way out? Does Imai actually make the Astros better in the short term, and with opt-outs after each season of the three-year deal, could Houston flip him at the deadline if th...

The boys kick off the Boxing Day pod by reacting to the Christmas Day action across the NBA and NFL, then discuss how MLB could stake its claim to a marquee summer holiday of its own. From there, they dive into the MLB offseason, starting with the Willson Contreras trade and what it means for both the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals. The discussion continues with the Jeff McNeil trade and T...

We break down the latest moves across Major League Baseball, including Michael King heading to the Padres, Luke Weaver and Jorge Polanco joining the Mets, Robert Suárez landing with the Braves, and several other notable transactions shaping the league. We then dive into some of the biggest storylines around the sport, including a now-loaded Team USA roster taking shape for the World Baseball Class...

The 2025 Winter Meetings were busy and we’re breaking down every major move. We start with the stunners of the week: the Mets losing Pete Alonso to the Orioles and Edwin Díaz heading to the Dodgers. What do these departures mean for the Mets’ future? What do the moves mean for the Orioles and Dodgers? And where do the Mets go from here after losing two franchise cornerstones? From there, we dive i...

With the Winter Meetings just days away, we kick things off with a look at two of the Yankees’ biggest rivals turning up the heat. The Mets strike again, this time signing Devin Williams, while the stove in the Bronx feels colder than ever. We break down what the move means for both New York teams and why Yankees fans might be getting a little uneasy. Up north, the Blue Jays stay aggressive by add...

Dylan Cease signs a mega contract with the Blue Jays, Sonny Gray traded to the Red Sox, Brendon Donovan trade market, shocking Yankees trade brewing, and the latest rumblings across free agency.

With the 2026 World Baseball Classic approaching, we build our dream Team USA roster! Position by position, we draft our ideal lineup, rotation, and bullpen. Who locks down a spot? Who gets snubbed? And where are we willing to bend positions to get the best bats on the field - or do we prioritize building a cohesive starting lineup? #mlb #baseball #wbc #worldbaseballclassic2026

As we sit a week out from Thanksgiving, we kick things off by giving the holiday the love it deserves - from our favorite dishes on the table to why the day itself doesn’t get enough respect. Then, it’s all baseball. We start with the Braves’ busy Wednesday, breaking down Atlanta re-signing closer Raisel Iglesias and their trade for Mauricio Dubón. What do these moves signal about the rest of the...

After opening with a look at how MLB can fix its offseason structure, we react to Josh Naylor returning to the Seattle Mariners on a five-year deal. With their top priority checked off, where do the M’s go from here and what does this say about their championship window? We also give a quick reaction to Ryan Yarbrough re-signing with the Yankees before jumping into our “Three Things” segment, wher...