Locked On MLB - Daily Podcast On Major League Baseball

Mark Kotsay is the new manager for the Oakland Athletics... a totally uninspired but understandable choice.

Meanwhile, we take a look at the top prospects of 2012, which had Matt Moore above Bryce Harper and Mike Trout.

And John Olerud had a terrific career, but he COULD have been Shohei Ohtani.

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It is a new year, and with baseball in a lockout, they should use this time to make new goals for 2022 and beyond to make the game better than ever.

Meanwhile, one listener wonders if Sully is getting burned out while another wonders if there is any argument against Barry Bonds as the best of all time.

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Sometimes a manager makes a gutsy pitching move in the postseason. When they work, a manager can punch his ticket to the Hall of Fame. When they do not work, they can lead to a pink slip.

The difference? It is all Hindsight Bias.

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There have been some awful trades in baseball history involving future Hall of Famers like Babe Ruth, Frank Robinson, Tom Seaver, Randy Johnson and Nolan Ryan.

What were those teams thinking making those dumb deals?

On today's episode, we examine those awful trades and remove Hindsight Bias and see if the trades made sense if we forget that we know how they turned out.

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On Christmas Day, Melissa Lockard of The Athletic joins the podcast to discuss the genius of Rickey Henderson and the perils of being a BBWAA voter.

Melissa Lockard is a writer/editor for The Athletic

Follow her on Twitter @MelissaLockard

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The Mets finally filled their managerial position with Buck Showalter. To break it down, Ryan Finkelstein from Locked on Mets stopped by and remains cautiously optimistic.

Follow Ryan on Twitter @FinkelsteinRyan

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The 2004 ALCS has been written about left and right. But somehow the thrilling Game 5 of that series always seems to be brushed over.

Author John Vampatella wrote the new book, The Forgotten Game, which does a deep dive on that 14 inning thriller.

Visit John's website JohnVampatella.com or follow him on Instagra @Johnvampatella

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More listener questions.

@jeffcohen41 asked about Time travel

@mtgpackfoils wonders about independent minor leagues signing stars.

@billstroup wonders about great players whose retirement went unnoticed.

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Turning to the listeners for more potential rule changes in baseball.

@MHRedsBengals wants more consistency in the strikezone.

And Joshua Lopez has a new form of reallignment.

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Artist, designer, author and baseball pundit Todd Radom returns to the show to discuss the Mets hiring of Buck Showalter, bad uniforms and ALMOST getting a trivia question right.

Plus Sully honestly flatters Todd by complimenting his work while forgetting Todd was the designer.

Follow Todd Radom on Twitter @toddradom

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