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The Yankees signed Marcus Stroman to a free agent contract, giving them some much needed rotation depth.

The defending Division Champion Orioles need to make the next move, and if they simply improved their payroll to mediocrity, they would be a big pennant contender.

The team that develops pitchers to go deep from the ground up will probably be the next dynasty.

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The Cubs have had a quiet off season. But this week they brought in pitcher Shota Imanaga to bolster their starting staff.

Will it be enough to win the NL Central?

Jeff Carr of Locked on Reds joins the show to talk about the close knit NL Central that could very well be up for grabs.

Follow Jeff on Twitter @jefffcarr

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The Dodgers have acquired a galaxy of stars. Former Blue Jays star Teoscar Hernandez thinks that looks like a lot of fun. After a sub par year with the Mariners, Hernandez is heading to L.A. and will have very little pressure on him. After all, either Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts or Shohei Ohtani will be the THIRD best player on the team.

Meanwhile the Red Sox, Giants and Mariners are moving parts around their roster, hoping to get into the mid 80 win range.

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Sometimes an MLB appears in a movie or on a TV show. Who has the most memorable appearance? Keith Hernandez on Seinfeld, Wade Boggs on Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Babe Ruth in Pride of the Yankees were all great.

But there was another one that for me was the best of them all.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR. One MLB fan base will look back at this year as a magical one. And perhaps a long suffering fan base will have their pain eased.

Once again, we are updating the Suffering Index as a method to quantify which fan base has been going through the most and the least amount of agony.

With some adjustments over the years, the formula takes into account length of waiting for a title, the close games that slipped away and losing seasons endured since the last title.

Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Oakland fans... look away.

Below is the updated formula for the Suffering Index.

(Number of Years Since a Team’s Last World Series Title)

+ (Number of Years Since a Team’s Last Pennant ÷ 4)

+ (Number of Years Since the World Series Title BEFORE the Last one ÷ 8)

+ (Number of Years Since a Team’s Last Post Season Appearance ÷ 16)

+ (Number of Deciding or One Game Playoffs LOST since last World Series title x 10)

– (Number of Deciding or One Game Playoffs WON since last World Series title)

+ (Number of sub .500 Seasons Since Last World Series Title X2)

+ (Number of 100 loss Seasons Since Last World Series Title X3)

The Results:

Guardians - 258.13

Pirates - 199.44

Athletics - 177.00

Brewers - 169.94

Padres - 155.50

Orioles - 140.06

Mariners - 138.75

Mets - 128.25

Reds - 113.75

Tigers - 107.63

Rockies - 94.50

Twins - 91.94

Rays - 82.31

White Sox - 74.31

Blue Jays - 72.81

Diamondbacks - 72.56

Marlins - 63.44

Angels - 57.00

Yankees - 56.88

Phillies - 56.06

Cardinals - 46.88

Royals - 39.69

Cubs - 37.75

Giants - 33.19

Nationals - 30.06

Red Sox - 14.06

Astros - 13.44

Braves - 9.69

Dodgers - 8.56

Rangers - 7.81

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2023 is coming to a close. Texas Rangers fans do NOT want to say good bye to the year that finally gave them the World Series title they were dreaming of their whole life.

Brice Paterik of Locked on Rangers stops by to talk about the their magical year and why all the ghosts of the past have been wiped away.

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The Cardinals have won many titles and pennants over the decades. But they could have won even more if their front office did not make trades out of spite in the 1970's. Bitter moves cost the team Steve Carlton and Jerry Reuss in their rotation.

And a series of bad injuries and terrible calls cost St. Louis two World Series titles in the 1980's.

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Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf met with the mayor of Nashville and was somewhat coy about whether or not his team is looking for a move.

Remove all emotion and sentimentality from the equation and a potential White Sox move from the South Side could make sense.

Plus, aging billionaires tend to look for a solid economic advantage and a low tax situation surrounded by corporte money like in Nashville or Charlotte could be just what the doctor ordered.

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It is December 25. It is a day for celebration... and here on Locked on MLB, we celebrate the birthday of Rickey Henderson.

I went to Oakland during a ballgame to celebrate Rickey. But if the A's move from Oakland, which fanbase will claim Rickey Henderson, one of the greatest offensive players in baseball history.

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The dust is clearing on the Dodgers latest blockbuster signing. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the new Dodgers ace and not every fan is thrilled about it.

Non Dodger fans need to know that the Dodgers are just doing what every team should do: Improve the team.

Dodger fans need to develop tough skin. Your team is now the villains.

Plus a What If? What if Thurman Munson had lived?

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