Locked On Mets - Daily Podcast On The New York Mets

Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down the last few days of Grapefruit League action, which brought us the first telecast on SNY of this spring. He discusses Marcus Stroman's first start, as well as the emergence of new faces in camp for the New York Mets like Jordan Yamamoto and Kevin Pillar.

Finally, Ryan gives his early prediction on what the Mets bench will look like come Opening Day and what positional battles could take place before then.

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Host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by Jeremy Lawless, host of the CLETribeCast to talk about Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco. Lawless explains why Cleveland fans have soured on Lindor since his departure, but breaks down what he bring to the table for the New York Mets. He also raves about everything “Cookie” brings to the Mets, both on and off the field.

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The Grapefruit League is under way, as the New York Mets played their first spring training game on Monday. Prior to the game, team president Sandy Alderson spoke with the media and talked about the team's offseason. Is he happy with his team heading into the season?

Also, today Matt Musico of Metsmerized joined the show to talk about his latest piece on Francisco Lindor. If Lindor lives up to his projected performance, we could be seeing the best shortstop the Mets have ever had.

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Exploring some of the x-factors for the New York Mets in the 2021 season, we take a look at Sam McWilliams and the potential impact he could have as a dynamic arm coming out of the bullpen. Also as J.D. Davis appears set to receive a lot of playing time at third base, what can the Mets expect out of the 27-year-old?

Also Thomas Hall of Metsmerized joins the show to talk about a recent article he wrote breaking down Davis' defense and what he could do to improve this season.

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The New York Mets top pitching prospect, Matt Allan, is one of the budding stars in this year's camp, as he has received rave reviews from coaches and players alike. Allan is being mentored by the best pitcher on the planet in Jacob deGrom, promising a bright future for the young hurler.

Along with talking about Allan, we also cover some of the running themes of spring training thus far, such as the use of analytics to help the Mets defense and the return of hitting coach Chili Davis.

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Millard Thomas, host of Locked On Diamondbacks, joins the show to give his take on what the New York Mets are getting in Taijuan Walker. Thomas shares his take on Walker's years in Arizona and their decision to non-tender him prior to the 2020 season.

He also explains where Walker finds success as pitcher and what fans can expect for him over the next few seasons in New York.

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Metsmerized's Jack Ramsey is once again on the show for part two of our conversation about the New York Mets pitching depth. Today we examine if the Syracuse Mets rotation compares favorably to some of the worst rotations in baseball, as the Mets Triple-A team has a ton of MLB talent this year.

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Fellow Metsmerized contributor Jack Ramsey joins the show to talk about the pitching depth the New York Mets have stockpiled this offseason. The Mets now have one of the deepest stables of MLB-caliber starters and behind them, there are still some interesting prospects who can develop as well.

Ramsey goes through some of the more exciting arms the Mets have, while also looking at the differences compared to year's past where New York was very thin in terms of depth. Also we begin to look at how the Syracuse Mets rotation stacks up to some MLB team's rotations as part of this two-part episode.

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The New York Mets signed Taijuan Walker to a two-year, $20 million contract with a player option for a third year. What does Walker bring to the Mets as the final piece of their rotation?

Also we take a look into the incredible depth the Mets have built this offseason when it comes to their pitching, as they have an endless supply of MLB-caliber starters in camp.

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Rob Piersall of MetsmerizedOnline.com joins the show to talk about where things stand with the Mets as spring training gets under way. Is the need to add another starting pitcher being overblown, or should signing Taijuan Walker be a priority?

Can the Mets bullpen sustain the loss of Seth Lugo without any further additions and should the Mets feel comfortable entering the season with their current situation at third base?

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