Locked On MLB Prospects - Daily Podcast on Minor League Baseball

On today's show, we're looking at the voting for NL and AL Rookie of the Year! Julio Rodriguez of the Seattle Mariners ran away with the AL award, handily beating Baltimore Orioles C Adley Rutschman and Cleveland Guardians 3B Steven Kwan. There was some consternation about Kansas City Royals INF Bobby Witt Jr beating out Houston Astros SS Jeremy Pena for the #4 spot, though. The NL race was closer...

Now that the Arizona Fall League season is concluded (congrats Surprise Saguaros on your championship!), we're talking about MLB's awards for the AFL. Evan Reifert of the Tampa Bay Rays had a historic campaign to take the Relief Pitcher of the Year, while Pitcher of the Year went to St. Louis Cardinals lefty Connor Thomas. OF Zac Veen of the Colorado Rockies got the Offensive Player of the Year, w...

On today's show, we're taking YOUR questions. George asks about Washington Nationals SS CJ Abrams and what 2023 expectations should be. Memorabilia Madness on YouTube asks about Cincinnati Reds 3B Christian Encarnacion-Strand and his power potential. Jake asks why prospect evaluators overhype certain players (with New York Yankees OF Jasson Dominguez being a prime example), while Tyler gives us a...

MLB has dropped the official Minor League All-Star teams , MVPs, and Pitchers of the Year for each league within the minors, as voted on by the minor league managers. We cover all eight leagues within AAA, AA, & Hi-A, but some of the highlights: Jonathan Aranda has now won TWO minor league MVPs for his time in the Tampa Bay Rays system, this year getting it for AAA's International League, while 1B...

On today's show, we're looking back at the Arizona Fall League hitter and pitcher of the week, the HR Derby, and the Fall Stars game! 3B Tyler Hardman of the New York Yankees takes home the Hitter of the Week Award, while Colton Gordon of the Houston Astros is the Pitcher of the Week. 1B Robert Perez of the Seattle Mariners won the HR Derby over Baltimore Orioles OF Heston Kjerstad, and the Nation...

On today's episode, we're looking back at the historic season Aaron Judge had and putting it into proper context. Then, we try and identify other hitters with similar traits, in both the minors and majors, that could potentially take a leap into that MVP stratosphere. Prospects discussed: SS Oneil Cruz of the Pittsburgh Pirates, SS Elly de la Cruz of the Cincinnati Reds, OFs Spencer Jones and Anth...

On today's show, we're answering listener Philip's request for a potential trade package for 2021 CY Young award winner Corbin Burnes of the Milwaukee Brewers. We've got prospect-laden suggestions from Locked On hosts Brice (Rangers) and JD (Cardinals), as well as Philip's proposals for Burnes to go to the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, and Toronto Blue Jays. Which package is best? Find and f...

On today's mailbag, we're taking YOUR questions! After congratulating Dusty Baker on winning a World Series, we take questions: Brendan, on Josh Jung's future in Arlington with the Texas Rangers and Kumar Rocker's new arm slot. Jacob, about possible trades for 1B/DH for the Tampa Bay Rays - Andrew Vaughn, Kevin Cron, Seth Beer, as well as a pretty audacious trade proposal of SP Taj Bradley for 1B...

On today's Farm Friday, we're looking at the Chicago White Sox farm system. They brought a bunch of prospects to AA Birmingham in order to recreate the same development environment as 2020's alternate site - how well did it work, and how will we even know if it did? We also discuss the top prospects - SSs Colson Montgomery & Jose Rodriguez, OFs Ocar Colas and Yoelqui Cespedes, and 3B Bryan Ramas....

We're looking back at the week that was in the Arizona Fall League to name a Hitter of the Week and a Pitcher of the Week. Twins 2B Edouard Julien, who leads the AFL with a 1.242 OPS, is the only AFL hitter to have reached base in every single game. RHP Evan Reifert of the TB Rays had a good week, using that plus slider to throw over 9 innings of AFL action without a hit allowed.  We also check in...

On today's show, we're taking a 2nd look at the 2019 draft. The first six picks seemed pretty obvious, and they've (surprisingly) all made it to MLB at this point. The pitching was considered pretty weak, but Nick Lodolo, Alex Manoah, and George Kirby are putting thought to bed and the real test of a draft's quality is the depth: Gunnar Henderson, Michael Harris, and Vinnie Pasquantino show that t...

On Tuesday's Trade Block, we're looking at the Baltimore Orioles. Host Connor Thomas of Locked On Orioles wants a starting pitcher via trade, and has suggested a few trades targets to evaluate: Los Angeles Angels SP/DH Shohei Ohtani (go check out the September 21st episode of LockedOnOrioles for more on this one), Cleveland Guardians SP Shane Bieber, and Miami Marlins SP Pablo Lopez. Let's look at...

On today's show, we're answering YOUR questions! John on YouTube asks about Asa Lacy of the Kansas City Royals - is he going to make it as a starter, or will KC move him to the bullpen? JFly on YouTube asks about Jonathan Aranda of the Tampa Bay Rays, and his availability on the trade market. Tyler, via email, asks what the Los Angeles Angels might do if Jared Walsh isn't fully recovered from thor...

It's a Farm Friday with the Los Angeles Angels! Let's talk about the infielders you should know about, with both highly-rated guys (#2 SS Zach Neto, #4 C Edgar Quero) as well as lesser-heralded guys like SS/2B Kyren Paris (#25), SS Arol Vera (#29), and unranked catcher (and possible 2023 breakout player) Dario Laverde. For the outfielders, we're looking at recent trade acquisition Mickey Moniak (#...

On today's show, we're checking in on baseball action out in the desert! Catcher Zach Britton of the Toronto Blue Jays was the hitter of the week for the AFL, while LHP Connor Thomas of the St. Louis Cardinals was the Pitcher of the Week. Other notable performances include Minnesota Twins 2B Edouard Julien, Baltimore Orioles OF Heston Kjerstad, and Philadelphia Phillies OF Johan Rojas. Finally, we...

On today's show, we're looking at the 2022 world Series representatives, the Philadelphia Phillies & Houston Astros, to see how they built their rosters. The Houston Astros are a success story of scouting and development, with only 3 free agents on their 40-man roster and great production from drafted (3B Alex Bregman) and international free agent (2B Jose Altuve) players . The Philadelphia Philli...

On today's Tuesday Trade Block, we're looking at your offers for Miami Marlins SP Pablo Lopez. He was available at the deadline, and the New York Yankees even had a deal in principle before pulling the plug. We took your suggestions on potential packages, including the Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, St. Louis Cardinals, and Tampa Bay Rays.  Find and follow LockedOn MLB Prospects on your favorit...

As we do every Monday, we're taking YOUR questions! With Yadier Molina retiring, Kegan asks if the St. Louis Cardinals could swing a trade for Oakland A's catcher Sean Murphy , so we put together some potential packages. Tyler asks about Francisco Alvarez being the starting catcher for the New York Mets on Opening Day, while Johann asks about the Seattle Mariners keeping Emerson Hancock as a start...

Farm Friday for the Houston Astros! There's a ton of outfielders in this system, at every level. In Single-A Fayettville (NC), the Woodpeckers, 2022 draftees Drew Gilbert (#3), Jacob Melton (#4), and Ryan Clifford (#13) patrolled the outfield to backup RHP Alex Santos (#14). In Hi-A, the Asheville Tourists, Colin Barber (#16) flashed his new, simplified swing and showed he can play anywhere in the...

We're going over Week Two's awards for the Arizona Fall League! LHP Joey Wentz of the Detroit Tigers gets a solo Pitcher of the Week award for week two, while SS/OF Austin Martin of the Minnesota Twins was the Hitter of the Week. 1B Matt Mervis of the Chicago Cubs hit three home runs, but some folks weren't impressed. 3B TJ Rumfield of the New York Yankees leads the entire AFL in OPS, while RHP Co...

On today's episode, we're looking at the MLB Pipeline All Rookie Team, both 1st and 2nd teams, to compare it to our LockedOn MLB Prospects All Rookie Team announced last week. We mostly match, but they notably have Joey Meneses of the Washington Nationals at 1B and Alexis Diaz of the Cincinnati Reds as one of the two relief pitchers. Pipeline also has a 2nd team, so we then dive into that group to...

On today's show, we're breaking in a new segment, the Tuesday Trade Block. We're looking to match big league teams looking to trade pieces with prospect packages. Today, it's the Oakland Athletics looking to trade C Sean Murphy and 1B/OF Seth Brown to the Tampa Bay Rays for a variety of prospects & young players. As submitted by fans of each respective team: Rays proposal: UTIL Vidal Brujan, OF Jo...

On today's show, we're taking YOUR questions. Greenlight on twitter asks about Grayson Rodriguez being placed lower than Eury Perez on last week's Fangraphs Top 100 update, and we get into recency bias and organizational pitching development when trying to figure it out. In segment two, we expand on last Farm Friday's Athletics episode with discussion of Lawrence Butler and John's questions about...

On today's Farm Friday, we're checking in on the Oakland Athletics! Daniel Susac (#3) is one of many well-regarded catchers in this system, and he spent time in Single-A Stockton after the draft with TJ rehabee Gunner Hoglund (#10), who was moved from Toronto in the Matt Chapman deal. High-A Lansing, the Lugnuts, saw MLB's other Max Muncy (#6), this one an infielder from the 2021 MLB draft, spend...

On today's show, we're looking back at the first week of Arizona Fall League action to see who has been making noise in the desert. Zac Veen, Colorado Rockies outfielder, takes the inaugural Hitter of the Week award after going 6-12 w/ a HR, 2 SBs, and a 1.421 OPS. For Pitcher of the Week, we have co-winners: Joey Wentz of the Detroit Tigers and Bryan Woo of the Seattle Mariners, who both went 4 h...