Locked On MLB Prospects - Daily Podcast on Minor League Baseball

Everyone woke up on Wednesday morning to the super surprising news that Carlos Correa, after his deal with the Giants was delayed due to medical concerns, pivoted and agreed to a new deal with the New York Mets. We went live on YouTube to talk about the ramifications of the deal, including if this spurs MLB to adopt a salary cap and floor, and discussed what happens to the Mets infield prospects a...

On today's show, we're calling this the "mid-point" of free agency and looking at winners and losers, from a team level. The Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, and San Diego Padres feel like the clear winners so far in free agency, adding generational players on long-term deals as well as making other moves (like adding pitching) that should help them be competitive in their respective d...

While everyone was watching to see what Aaron Judge was going to do and where the big four shortstops would go, the Toronto Blue Jays were quietly improving their roster by adding CF Kevin Kiermaier and SP Chris Bassitt. They're going to contend for the AL East crown in 2022 - we look at the lineup and bench, discuss what offseason moves might still be coming for Canada's team, and look at the pro...

On today's show, we're breaking down Dansby Swanson's 7 year, $177M contract to play SS for the Chicago Cubs by looking at Cristian Hernandez, Kevin Made, and Ed Howard and how things change for them. Next, we're going to Atlanta to figure out if the Braves will give the job to Vaughn Grissom or Braden Shewmake, or go outside the organization via trade or free agency. Finally, we answer JMike's qu...

On today's show, we're breaking down the Carlos Correa mega-deal! After signing a shortstop for 13 years, what happens to infield prospects SS Marco Luciano, SS Aeverson Arteaga, and 3B Casey Schmitt? And after losing Correa, do the Minnesota Twins stick with internal options (like rehabbing SS Royce Lewis, top draft pick SS Brooks Lee, and journeymen Kyle Farmer & Jorge Polanco) or do they go sig...

Closing the loop, we sat down with Jason Burke of Locked On A's to discuss Sean Murphy to the Braves and the return that Oakland got. We brief him on the pitchers, he goes over the idea behind getting so many prospects in 3-for-1 or 4-for-1 trades. It's like a group therapy session, for baseball. Join the NEW Locked On MLB Prospects Discord: https://discord.gg/36s3eRXGUQ Find and follow LockedOn M...

On today's show, we're talking about THIS piece from MLB.com's Mike Petriello about the biggest holes remaining for the 2023 contending teams. Let's see if we can find an offensive solution for the Houston Astros at catcher, a middle infield solution for the Boston Red Sox, a left field solution for the Atlanta Braves, and starting pitchers for the Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Cardinals. Join t...

On today's show, we're looking at the really...odd trade of Sean Murphy from the Oakland A's to the Atlanta Braves, via the Milwaukee Brewers. Atlanta gives us All-Star (as DH) catcher William Contreras (who goes to Milwaukee) and three top ten pitching prospects (#1 LHP Kyle Muller, #7 RHP Royber Solinas, and #9 RHP Freddy Tarnok) as well as veteran backup catcher Manny Pina to get Sean Murphy, w...

It's another Monday Mailbag! We're answering questions from listeners. Bacon asks via the Locked On MLB Prospects discord about the Yankees return for Joey Gallo, RHP Clayton Beeter: What is he not getting about the trade? (The answer is A LOT). We also touch on Noelvi Marte and how he's doing after being traded from the Seattle Mariners to the Cincinnati Reds. We discuss the 100 players that got...

On today's show, we join new LockedOn Nationals host Ryan Clary for a wide-ranging conversation. We discuss the return from the Juan Soto trade: How good are CJ Abrams, Mackenzie Gore, Robert Hassel, Jarlin Susana, and James Wood, anyway? We chat about the #2 selection in the MLB Draft going to the Nationals, and some of the hitters and pitchers at the top of the draft. We close the show with a di...

Aaron Judge has re-signed in New York! We looked at the new deal to figure out what it means for rookies/prospects Oswaldo Cabrera, Oswald Peraza, and Anthony Volpe, as well as what the singing of C Willson Contreras in St. Louis does for last year's rookies Nolan Gorman, Juan Yepez, and Brendan Donovan as well as prospect 3B/OF Jordan Walker. We talk about the first ever MLB Draft Lottery and loo...

On today's show, we're looking at tonight's Rule 5 draft to pick out some useful options for MLB teams to select. After a brief refresher on the rules, we go over some pitchers (Rangers LHP Antoine Kelly, RHP Andrew Schultz and Erik Miller of the Phillies, RHP Adrian Hernandez of the Blue Jays, and RHP Nic Enright of the Guardians) and some hitters (OF Kameron Misner, Rays; OF Matt Gorski, Pirates...

On today's show, we're looking at the Hot Stove and trying to figure out what it means for our prospects. Jacob DeGrom to the Texas Rangers and Justin Verlander to the New York Mets can't *really* impact the prospects there, right? Trea Turner to the Philadelphia Phillies and the Kolten Wong trade to. Seattle does have some down the line effects. BONUS: We break down Sunday's Hall of Fame vote and...

On today's mailbag, we're taking YOUR questions! Scott asked if Adley Rutschman is worthy of being a keeper in your fantasy baseball league. Jacob asked why Christian Encarnacion-Strand, the Reds corner infielder, is underrated by everybody. Trifected on twitter asked if St Louis Cardinals slugger Nolan Gorman for Tampa Bay Rays SP Taj Bradley was a fair trade and who would object, and on that not...

Sharing a lightly-edited replay of Wednesday night's live show we did with Brett and Eric of Locked On Astros! We battled through tech issues to talk prospects - both top guys, like catcher Korey Lee, as well as potential Rule 5 draftees and lower-level guys. We then took questions from listeners! Find and follow LockedOn MLB Prospects on your favorite podcast platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://po...

On today's show, we join JD of Locked On Cardinals to discuss all things St. Louis! We discuss which combination of prospects might pry Alejandro Kirk or Danny Jansen out of Toronto, or Sean Murphy out of Oakland. We look at St. Louis prospects who just finished the AFL and predict their 2023s, and discuss Matthew Liberatore having Max Fried's stuff, but not Max Fried's results. Find and follow Lo...

On today's special crossover, we join Jake Iggy from Locked On Red Sox to try and improve Boston's lineup in 2022. We discuss what it would take to get Pittsburg Pirates OF Bryan Reynolds, Oakland Athletics C Sean Murphy, and pitchers Shane Bieber of the Cleveland Guardians and Brandon Woodruff of the Milwaukee Brewers. We then close the show with some discussion of the Red Sox prospects that were...

On today's edition of the Tuesday Trade Block, we're looking at THIS recent "Hot Stove" piece from MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince. He lists seven potential trades, with targets ranging from Josh Donaldson & Gleyber Torres to Shohei Ohtani or Corbin Burnes and Christian Yelich, and we go over all of them to figure out if it could work and if not, how to change it so that it does. Find and follow Loc...

On today's show, we're answering your questions! Helmut asks about which outfield prospects get promoted in Milwaukee now that Hunter Renfroe was traded to the Angels, and does Esteury Ruiz finally get to play every day? Matt asks about the Chicago White Sox lineup, and we discuss internal (RF Oscar Colas) and external (Andrew Benintendi? Michael Conforto?) options to upgrade the lineup. Alex asks...

On today's show, we're finishing up our 2023 Rookie of the Year previews with the National League. Just like the American League, some teams have a slam dunk ROTY candidate (Corbin Carroll of the Diamondbacks, Jordan Walker of the Cardinals, Miguel Vargas of the Dodgers, Francisco Alvarez of the Mets) and some teams are a little more...nebulous (Phillies will have a pitcher, maybe? Which Brewers o...

Today, we're giving the people what they want: A 2023 Rookie of the Year candidate from every team. We start with the American League, where some teams have an obvious favorite (Red Sox 1B Triston Casas, Astros RHP Hunter Brown) and some decisions are a little tougher (Drew Waters for Kansas City?). Find and follow LockedOn MLB Prospects on your favorite podcast platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://...

On today's episode, we hop on with Jason Burke of Locked On A's to discuss all things Oakland baseball! We discuss some of our favorite guys in the farm system, like SP Ken Waldichuk, 1B/OF Lawrence Butler, and CF Henry Bolte. We preview some options for the Rule 5 draft, like RPs Antoine Kelly of the Texas Rangers and Indigo Diaz of the Atlanta Braves, as well as New York Mets CF Jake Mangum. We...

On today's show, we're taking your questions! We break down the Teoscar Hernandez trade from the Blue Jays to the Seattle Mariners, as well as the Geo Urshela trade from the Minnesota Twins to the Los Angeles Angels. We talk about Corbin Carroll of the Arizona Diamondbacks being a ROTY candidate in 2023, as well as name some sleeper "lottery ticket" type bets for the award, Oakland's Ken Waldichuk...

On today's show, we join Jeff and Justin of Locked On Guardians for a live stream to try and figure out the Cleveland Guardians 40-man roster. We discuss the trade of #9 prospect 3B/OF Nolan Jones for Colorado Rockies infielder Juan Brito, some possible trades for Oakland A's catcher Sean Murphy and Milwaukee Brewers OF Hunter Renfrow, and name some of our favorite lesser-heralded prospects in the...

On today's show, we sit down with Jacob Milham, writer at "Inside the Royals" to discuss all things Kansas City. There's fantastic depth of position players all across the infield, with the trio of Vinnie Pasquantino, Nick Pratto, and Ryan O'Hearn vying for time at 1B and DH while Michael Massey, Bobby Witt Jr, Nicky Lopez, and Adalberto Mondesi all compete for three spots at most. We discuss pitc...