Locked On MLB Prospects - Daily Podcast on Minor League Baseball

On today's show, we're looking at the unprecedented 72 prospects that got moved at this year's Trade Deadline, including seven Top 100 prospects: SS CJ Abrams, OG Robert Hassell, SS Noelvi Marte, SS Edwin Arroyo, OF James Wood, C Logan O'Hoppe, and INF Spencer Steer. The New York Yankees did a good job of buying, saving their "Big Three" (SS Anthony Volpe and Oswald Peraza, & OF Jasson Dominguez)....

On today's show, we're recapping a wild MLB Trade Deadline! The Washington Nationals sent generational talent Juan Soto to the San Diego Padres for six players in return, MLBers LHP MAckenzie Gore and 1B Luke Voit, and prospects #1 SS CJ Abrams, #2 OF Robert Hassell, #4 OF James Wood, and #10 RHP Jarlin Susana. When you combine that with the acquisitions of 1B Josh Bell, RP Josh Hader, & INF Brand...

On today's show, we're looking at Monday's trades in advance of Tuesday's 6PM trade deadline. The Milwaukee Brewers send All-Star closer Josh Hader to the San Diego Padres for four players, big leaguers RHP Taylor Rogers and LHP Dinelson Lamet as well as prospects LHP Robert Gasser and breakout OF Esteury Ruiz. Frankie Montas AND Lou Trivino are leaving the Oakland Athletics for the Bronx, with th...

On today's show, we're looking at this weekend's trade of Luis Castillo from the Cincinnati Reds to the Seattle Mariners for four prospects: Seattle's #1 SS Noelvi Marte, SS Edwin Arroyo, and RHPs Andrew Moore & Levi Stoudt.  Next, we're taking questions about the MLB Draft - which top picks haven't signed yet, and are any of the new draftees already their organization's #1 prospect? And finally,...

On today's show, we're looking at the New York Mets. Single-A St. Lucie and High-A Brooklyn are FULL of pitchers, including some pure lottery tickets (Calvin Ziegler, Joel Diaz) and some talented guys coming off Tommy John (RHP Matt Allan, RHP Jordany Ventura). Double-A features infielders Brett Baty and Ronny Mauricio, while Triple-A Syracuse has the top power hitters in the system, #1 (and Top 1...

On today's show, we're talking with Kevin Weiss and Ulises Sambrano of LockedOn Rays about the 2022 MLB Draft. The Tampa Bay Rays went outside of the conventional wisdom to take prep 1B Xavier Isaac at 29 overall - did they see something the rest of us didn't? Who else in this draft class, which was hitter heavy early, has the potential to be contributors for this Rays squad? And what will happen...

On today's episode, we hop on to Locked On Diamondbacks to talk with Millard Thomas about their MLB Draft. Druw Jones, a generational talent and consensus #1 player in the draft, fell to #2 after the Baltimore Orioles drafted SS Jackson Holliday - why? With Holliday and Jones going 1 & 2 and several other 2nd generation talents being drafted high, is this a trend that we expect to increase? And on...

On today's show, we hopped on with Paul Holden of LockedOn Rockies to discuss Colorado's MLB Draft. The Rockies definitely did their homework and executed the plan beautifully, and came out of Day 1 with a talented pitcher well suited to the altitude of Coors Field in Gonzaga's Gabriel Hughes and two college outfielders to chase down balls in Sterlin Thompson of Florida and Jordan Beck of Tennesse...

On today's show, we're taking YOUR questions! Brett asks about when we have enough information to give an actual draft grade - one year, two years, etc? Jef asks about the teams that have the most to offer the Cincinnati Reds for Luis Castillo in a trade, and we discuss what the New York Mets, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, and Los Angeles Dodgers might send back. Then, we get questions from...

On today's Farm Friday, we're looking at the Chicago Cubs and their stacked farm system. A ball has quite a few promising pieces acquired in trades - OF Kevin Alcantara (Anthony Rizzo), OF Owen Caissie (Yu Darvish), and the big one, 2022 Futures Game participant Pete Crow-Armstrong (Javy Baez). Double-A has some interesting pitchers, including two "lefties with amazing changeups" in Jordan Wicks a...

On today's show, we're taking a rapid fire review of the National League's MLB Drafts - for all five teams in each division, we're looking to see what their plan was on the 1st day of the draft, identify some standout mid round picks, and discuss some late-round fliers - either prep lottery picks or college contributors who are one tweak away from greatness.   Find and follow LockedOn MLB Prospect...

On today's show, we're taking a rapid fire review of the American League's MLB Drafts - for all five teams in each division, we're looking to see what their plan was on the 1st day of the draft, identify some standout mid round picks, and discuss some late-round fliers - either prep lottery picks or college contributors who are one tweak away from greatness. Find and follow LockedOn MLB Prospects...

On today's show, we're looking at the winners of the draft - both players and teams - so far. We look at the teams that absolutely nailed their 1st day picks. We're looking at the combinations of player to team at specific slots on day two that have immaculate vibes, and then we're previewing what to expect on day three (hint - prep lottery tickets). Find and follow LockedOn MLB Prospects on your...

On today's show, we're giving you an condensed version of Sunday night's live YouTube draft show. Featuring host Lindsay Crosby and analyst Jeff Ellis of LockedOn Guardians, our guys went through the first round and discussed some of the biggest surprises, picks they did and didn't like, and general thoughts on the class and the first round. Find and follow LockedOn MLB Prospects on your favorite...

Bonus pod, updating the last minute changes to draft boards. We talk about a new potential #1 to the Baltimore Orioles, the dreadful state of this pitching class (we might not have one in the top ten), where Kumar Rocker might fall, and some sleeper picks we both like as guys that are underrated on the boards relative to their talent. Find and follow LockedOn MLB Prospects on your favorite podcast...

On today's "Farm Friday" show, we're talking Minnesota Twins. It's a system that has a LOT of two distinct types of hitters: Pure contact guys with little power, and Three True Outcomes sluggers who strike out a lot. In A ball, OF Emmanuel Rodriguez (#3) looks like he might be the guy that can do both, while SS Noah Miller is a smooth defender that is looking to build his power. So is 1B Aaron Sab...

On today's show, we hop on LockedOn Reds with Jeff Carr to discuss all things Cincinnati Reds. SS Elly De La Cruz had a WEEK last week, and we update some other top prospects and how they're looking. Then we talk about Andrew Abbott making the Futures Game and speculate on if the Reds could get the Los Angeles Dodgers top prospect, RHP Bobby Miller, in a trade package for Luis Castillo. We then cl...

On today's show, we join LockedOn Rangers to talk to Brice Paterik about this year's draft. With the Rangers picking at #3, which player in that top tier - OF Druw Jones, SS Jackson Holliday, and OF Elijah Green - will be left on the board, and do they take that player or 2B Termarr Johnson? We then discuss some of the recent promotions and even speculate on what it would take for the Rangers to g...

On today's crossover, we hop onto Locked On Yankees with Stacey Gotsulias to discuss MLB Pipeline's new Top 100 rankings and the Yankees having FIVE Top 100 prospects. We discuss all of them, as well as some other guys who have been performing well in the minors, discuss pending Rule 5 decisions on some catchers, discuss Jasson Dominguez and his ceiling, and then break down the MLB Draft and try a...

On today's show, we're answering your questions! First, we look at the Futures Game rosters to not only figure out which position group is better, but who should (and shouldn't) be there. Next, we're answering your questions about some lesser-heralded prospects: LHP Dax Fulton of the Marlins, RHP Nick Bitsko of the Rays, and 2B Luis Santana of the Astros. Finally, we close the show with some discu...

On this extra special bonus pod, we're discussing potential trade deadline deals for Washington Nationals 1B Josh Bell with Josh Neighbors of LockedOn Nationals. Being a switch hitter with a BA over .300 and a lack of platoon splits is a valuable trade asset for a contender in a playoff race, and we use the 2021 Anthony Rizzo and Nelson Cruz deals as a framework to figure out some potential trade...

On today's Farm Friday, we're talking about the Yankees and their impressive collection of minor-league talent. Single-A Tampa Tarpons has OF Jasson Dominguez, still in the top ten but trying to recapture the 2019 form that had him talked about as possibly the greatest international signee of all time. High-A Hudson Valley has OF Everson Pereira with tons of tools (and tons of strikeouts, to match...

On today's show, we hop on Locked On Rockies to chat with Paul Holden about the Colorado Rockies. We cover some of the prominent prospects (like SS Ezequiel Tovar) that have blown up this season before pivoting to the trade deadline: Who should the Rockies ship out, and what type of players should they be looking to get back? We close the show with a bit of MLB Draft talk and discuss who should be...

On today's show, we welcomed back old friend Josh Neighbors of LockedOn Nationals (and LockedOn Big 12) to discuss the trade deadline (August 2nd) and which Washington Nationals are going to get moved. We discuss the obvious (1B Josh Bell) as well as the expected (OF Yadiel Hernandez, RHP Steve Cishek) and discuss the return for trading a reliever with multiple years of team control versus what va...

On today's episode of the show, we're looking at some recent mocks from Baseball America and MLB.com to figure out what we do and don't know about this draft class. We know Druw Jones is the favorite to go #1 to the Baltimore Orioles, but what do the Colorado Rockies do at #8 if the first tier of players are all gone? The consensus seems to be a run on college outfielders late in the firs round -...