Locked On Guardians - Daily Podcast On The Cleveland Guardians

First, we take a look at today's game against the White Sox and the improvement shown with Tito by moving down Kipnis. The continued uptick by Jose Ramirez and Greg Allen. The concerns with Cookie Carrasco, and wonder why it is the pitching coach is catching no flack for the regression of the top three arms. Then we talk about one of the possible approaches to the draft that has been mentioned and go back to the 2012 draft to show what can happen when you spread around your pool money evenly for a large pool of names over one high prospect. 

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We look at the Indians recent two-game winning streak highlight the great debut by Zach Plesac, the huge game by Carlos Santana, and the encouraging performances of Greg Allen and Jose Ramirez. Then the second half of the show talks about my most recent mock draft and then goes into some names for round two or day two that stood out as I was going through draft stuff that stood out as targets for the Indians. 

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This whole episode is devoted to looking across the league at trade scenarios that make sense for the Indians if they decide to trade Trevor Bauer. We end up with three teams that stand out for the Indians as the best possible trade partners. We go division by division explaining why teams make sense or don't then try and figure out a trade that makes sense for those teams. 

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The Indians were supposed to coast to a division crown and instead, it is nearly June and they are nearly .500. We look at the last four games. Then we turn to the newest call-up Zach Plesac, talking about what you should know and what has changed for him this year. We end with some trade talk, as the Indians offense needs help and trading an arm still seems the best way to get it. 

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Indians lose their fourth in a row just two games over .500 with a brutal upcoming schedule that will likely see them fall below .500. They are a team failing in just about every area of the game right now, except relief pitching. We talk about the weird disconnect between the analytics-based front office and a manager who ignores even the most basic analytical thoughts. We wonder about a hitting coach who is not on the hot seat even though the Indians offense is historically bad, and have a former MVP candidate who is below replacement. It is not an uplifting chat friends, sorry. 

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Another hard loss to the Athletic's leaves us wondering if this a playoff team? Is Tito the right man for the job? Is Jose Rameriz permanently broken? Who will be the next washed-up Vet they sign off the streets? Would a new owner really fix anything? 

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The Indians lose another close one to the A's. Roberto Perez is hurt, which means Eric Haase is on the way. We go deep on Trevor Bauer because everyone else is. Then end with Lynchburg talk, which is currently the weakest team in terms of talent in the Indians minor league system. 

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We take a look at the Indians loss to the A's. The bullpen had a series of rare miscues which ended up with the Indians losing a close one. Perez and Lindor stay hot, but the Indians can't overcome and pick up the win. After that, we take a deep dive on Lake County talking about the big names and even bigger performers for Lake County. We take a look at the 2016 first round and discuss the Will Benson pick now that several players from that draft have made it to the majors. Then we close with some talk about the 2019 draft and the middle infield prep depth that is one of the strengths of this class. 

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We take a look at this weekends action, and the Indians taking two of three from the Orioles. We highlight the big performers like Bieber and Santana and worry about the continued struggles of Jose Ramirez. Then we look at the offensive stats to see who has performed so far this year in a season that is more than a quarter finished. 

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The Indians win 14-7 we take a look at the good and the bad. Then comes a look at Trevor Bauer and his struggles this year and issues with consistency over the years. Then we look at Lake County, Lynchburg, and Columbus talking about prospect performance and pointing out the statistical hitter and pitcher of note currently at each level. 

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