Locked On A's - Daily Podcast On The Athletics

The A’s kicked off their festive week by snagging Florida State lefty Jamie Arnold with the No. 11 overall pick in the MLB Draft. Arnold, a former high-strikeout phenom turned Friday-night anchor, posted a sterling 2.98 ERA over 15 starts this spring, netting 119 punchouts and earning First‑Team All‑ACC and All‑American honors. His fastball, sitting in the mid‑90s and touching 97 mph, marries pinp...

Tonight in West Sacramento, the A’s mounted an unforgettable performance, trading early fireworks with the Blue Jays before seizing control mid‑game. Rookie lefty Jacob Lopez stymied Toronto for five innings, earning critical outs against heavy hitters like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. George Springer and Brent Rooker burned his torch, sending two clutch shots deep into the stands—igniting the crowd.  Wh...

Toronto’s twilight warrior Max Scherzer returned to form in a major way, etching his first win in nearly a year at age 40. The Blue Jays dominated with a five‑hit masterpiece from Scherzer and a six‑run outburst in the fifth inning—thanks to sloppy A’s defense and relentless offense—securing a 7–6 lead that would hold. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. notched his 1,000th career hit, while the Jays' bullpen l...

The red-hot Toronto Blue Jays bring their firepower west as they roll into Sacramento for a pivotal three-game weekend showdown with the A’s at Sutter Health Park. Riding high at 54–39 and leading the AL East, the Jays have rattled off one of the best runs in baseball, including a sweep of the Yankees and a near two-week stretch where they looked unstoppable. George Springer, Bo Bichette, and Vlad...

Tonight’s game at Sutter Health Park was a showcase of clutch hitting, high drama, and resilience. Tyler Soderstrom blasted a massive 445-foot homer to open the night, then sealed the win with a walk-off RBI single in the 11th inning. After being down 4–3 early, the A’s battled back behind key homers from Soderstrom and Nick Kurtz, and were held in the game by a bullpen that locked down six inning...

The A’s exploded early on offense against the Braves in Sacramento, opening a commanding 5–0 lead through a historic inside-the-park homer by Lawrence Butler, followed by homers from Rooker and Muncy—all in the first inning. Butler then homered again in the third, and Nick Kurtz delivered a career-first grand slam. The bullpen kept the momentum, culminating in a decisive 10–1 victory.  This powerh...

The A’s continue their homestand in Sacramento with a high-powered interleague clash against the Atlanta Braves—and we’ve got a Locked On crossover episode to break it all down. Jake Mastroianni from Locked On Braves joins the show to talk about everything from Matt Olson’s return to Acuña’s shockwave-inducing trade rumors. We dive deep into Atlanta’s underwhelming season, what’s gone wrong, and h...

The A’s dropped the series finale 6-2 to the Giants, and we’re breaking it all down on tonight’s postgame episode. Jacob Lopez flashed swing-and-miss stuff with eight strikeouts and seven straight punchouts at one point, but early traffic and a long-ball from Willy Adames tagged him with the loss. The bullpen faltered in the middle innings as JT Ginn couldn’t get out of a two-out jam and Luis Mato...

Luis Severino lit the match, and the Giants poured gasoline. On today’s episode of Locked On A’s, we break down the 7-2 loss where Severino once again fell flat—4.1 innings, five earned runs, and three free passes later, the A’s were buried before they could blink. We dive deep into every missed opportunity, including two brutal double plays from Tyler Soderstrom, and explain how a promising start...

The A’s turned a holiday week matchup into an early fireworks finale, steamrolling the Giants 11-1 behind a dominant outing from JP Sears, a home run of mythological proportions from Denzel Clarke, and a relentless offensive onslaught that sent Justin Verlander to the showers before he could finish his fourth inning. Sears, meanwhile, spun six scoreless innings, giving up just three hits, two walk...

Eighty-nine games into the 2025 season, it’s time to ask the uncomfortable question—are the A’s actually better than they were in 2024, or are we just fooling ourselves? In this episode of Locked On A’s, we put the two rosters under the microscope and go position by position, comparing starters, stats, bullpen usage, team records, vibes—everything. It’s not just about wins and losses (though those...

The A’s nearly pulled off one of their gutsiest wins of the year in Tampa, turning a 6-2 deficit into a full-blown ninth-inning rollercoaster. Max Muncy lit the fuse with a leadoff home run, Austin Wynns kept it burning with a double, and a flurry of clutch at-bats from Gio Urshela, Lawrence Butler, and Tyler Soderstrom brought the A’s within one, with the bases loaded and one out. All the momentu...

The 2025 MLB Draft is here, and on today’s show we’re all in on one name: Kyson Witherspoon. The right-hander from Oklahoma is exactly the kind of arm the A’s should be targeting with the 11th overall pick. Mid-90s heat, a nasty slider, Team USA pedigree, and bulldog mentality—Witherspoon checks every box. We’ll break down why he fits the A’s perfectly, not just for what he is now, but for what he...

The A’s walked into Tampa and walked out with another dramatic extra-inning win, taking down the Rays 4-3 in a game that had everything—power, grit, and a whole lot of guts. Shea Langeliers launched his second homer of the series to give the A’s their first lead, Max Muncy tied it with a game-changing opposite-field blast, and Colby Thomas collected his first MLB hit in his debut. But the turning...

MLB All-Star Game voting ignites fierce debate. Is fan selection flawed?   Our hosts analyze issues with the current voting system, suggesting radical changes to All-Star format. Ideas range from requiring starters to play full nine innings to implementing a "golden batter" rule. American and National League roster selections take center stage, with passionate arguments for overlooked stars. Could...

In one of their most exciting wins of the 2025 season, the A’s walked into Steinbrenner Field and stunned the Rays with a 6–4 victory that had everything: early fireworks, mid-game collapse, and a clutch ninth-inning gut punch. Shea Langeliers got the party started with a three-run bomb in the first, giving the A’s a 3–0 lead before some fans even found their seats. Brent Rooker stayed hot with an...

Two teams. Two spring training ballparks. Two bottom-three payrolls. And yet… only one is competing like it belongs in October. In this special crossover edition of Locked On A’s and Locked On Rays, Booney is joined by Kevin Weiss and Ulises Sambrano to break down the bizarre baseball paradox of 2025: why are the Rays winning with the same financial constraints and stadium issues that have the A’s...

The A’s wrapped up their series against the Yankees in the most humiliating way possible—by not showing up. In the rubber match, former Yankee Luis Severino returned to the Bronx and got lit up like a Fourth of July firework. Severino lasted just 3.2 innings, coughing up five hits and seven earned runs, including a back-breaking two-run shot by Aaron Judge that sent Yankee Stadium into a frenzy an...

Today on Locked On A’s, we remember one of the most electrifying, awe-inspiring players to ever wear the green and gold—Dave Parker, a.k.a. The Cobra. Parker passed away at the age of 74, and while many fans know him for his MVP days in Pittsburgh, this episode digs deeper into his legacy—specifically, what he meant to Oakland, to the late-’80s A’s, and to the next generation of stars he helped mo...

The A’s bounced back in a big way in New York today, blanking the mighty Yankees 7-0 in a dominant Game 2 performance that reminded everyone this team still has bite. Brent Rooker set the tone early with a thunderous home run that had Yankee fans reaching for their phones to check if it was 2023 again. And Nick Kurtz? The rookie keeps announcing his presence with authority—this time with a solo sh...

The A's dropped Game 1 of this Bronx series 3–0, failing to crack New York’s pitching. The story: Mitch Spence surrendered four walks—and the A’s offense sputtered, managing just three hits. Yankees rookie Will Warren, shaky early, settled into five scoreless innings, backed by a flawless bullpen that kept the A's off the board Now, the A’s must improve command—fewer free baserunners—and get aggre...

In this episode of Locked On A’s, we rip the green-and-gold curtain off the Moneyball myth and show you what’s really behind it: not a revolution, but a retreat. Once hailed as the ultimate underdog story, Moneyball has morphed into a billionaire’s cheat code—an excuse to gut payrolls and gaslight fans. We dive deep into how Billy Beane’s brilliant strategy to find value turned into John Fisher’s...

The A’s got punched in the mouth by a journeyman arm from Korea and never recovered. In today’s episode of Locked On A’s, Booney breaks down a brutal 8-0 loss to the Detroit Tigers, where Dietrich Enns—who hadn’t pitched in the bigs since 2021—made the A’s lineup look like a KBO tryout camp. Five scoreless innings from Enns, and not a single run for the A's. Yikes. The A’s mustered just three base...

It’s celebration time on Locked On A’s as the A’s pulled off a stunner in Motown! In today’s episode, we’re reveling in the Athletics’ 3-0 shutout win over the Tigers – yes, the team with the best record in baseball just got blanked by the green-and-gold. We break down how rookie Nick Kurtz’s massive three-run homer provided all the fireworks the A’s needed, and marvel at how Jacob Lopez completel...

The A’s teased hope early in Detroit, jumping all over the best pitcher in baseball, Tarik Skubal. Brent Rooker launched a two-run bomb in the first, then Denzel Clarke—yes, that Denzel Clarke—crushed his second big league homer to give the A’s a 4-2 lead. But as quickly as optimism sparked, it was extinguished just as fast. Luis Severino, supposed to be the veteran presence in this rotation, got...