Locked On MLB - Daily Podcast On Major League Baseball

Welcome to Locked on MLB, your daily national podcast covering Major League Baseball as part of the Locked on Podcast Network hosted by Tommy Stokke.

Things weren't going well for the Los Angeles Dodgers coming into the week. They only got worse on Monday when it was announced Corey Seager would miss the remainder of the season with a UCL injury that will force Seager to undergo Tommy John surgery. In Segment 1, we discuss how the Dodgers got here and what they can or can't do to get out of it. It starts with Manny Machado, but that might not be as likely as many fans expect. 

In Segment 2, we take a look at newly-released odds for World Series, pennants, MVP and Cy Young courtesy of Bovada. 

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Welcome to Locked on MLB, your daily national podcast covering Major League Baseball as part of the Locked on Podcast Network hosted by Tommy Stokke.

Monday means it's time for Power Rankings to see who had the best week in baseball, but this week there is a bit of a twist. There weren't enough teams with good enough weeks to fill all 10 usual spots, so instead of rewarding those teams with a top-10 placement, we look at the eight teams worthy of a spot. 

Sitting on a 9-game winning streak and coming off sweeps of the Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Angels, the Yankees are on top and look like the team we all expected them to be. They hold the No. 1 spot over the San Francisco Giants, who finished the week 5-2 with a big weekend series win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Seattle Mariners are third this week followed by the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates rounding out the top five. 

The final segment is a look at the Los Angeles Dodgers and why they have the most important week in baseball. We'll see how everyone responds to Cody Bellinger's benching as the Dodgers hit the road for four games in Arizona against the Diamondbacks and a three game weekend set against the Padres. 

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Welcome to Locked on MLB, your daily national podcast covering Major League Baseball as part of the Locked on Podcast Network hosted by Tommy Stokke.

With the NFL Draft taking place this weekend, let's look back at the 2016 MLB Draft. We run through each first round pick, providing updates and thoughts on players, why they were selected and who might want a re-do. 

Segment 2 is a look at value picks made outside of the first round for each team, including Jon Duplantier, Austin Hays, Nicky Lopez, Corbin Burnes, Joey Lucchesi and Bo Bichette. If we re-drafted the first 5 picks, what would it look like?

Segment 3 is a quick look at each series this weekend, including the Arizona Diamondbacks vs Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians vs Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics. 

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Welcome to Locked on MLB, your daily national podcast covering Major League Baseball as part of the Locked on Podcast Network hosted by Tommy Stokke.

Today is all about Ronald Acuna Jr., the top prospect in all of baseball making his Major League debut on Wednesday for the Atlanta Braves. 

In Segment 1, we introduce you to Acuna, what he's done and what he's going to do, while also reminding you to stop making bad jokes about Triple-A and service time every time he makes an out. 

Segment 2 looks at the future of the Braves, who have much of their core in place but still questions throughout their Major League roster. What do they have to see the rest of the season before deciding what to do in the offseason? When is it realistic to expect this team to make the postseason? 

Segment 3 is a quick look at a handful of injuries that may impact your fantasy team. 

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Welcome to Locked on MLB, your daily national podcast covering Major League Baseball as part of the Locked on Podcast Network hosted by Tommy Stokke.

On the 20th episode of Locked on MLB we take a look at the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians, where they've been since meeting in the World Series in 2016 and where they're headed. Both teams made the playoffs last year but suffered disappointing finishes. One was more disappointing than the other. 

The Cubs seem to have the safer, wider window, while the Indians could shut before we know it. What can they do to prevent it?

In the second segment of today's episode, we look at the Baltimore Orioles and what a blow up might look like. We also compare their process to that of the Cincinnati Reds, who made mistakes along the way in their rebuild, mainly starting it too late. Are the Orioles suffering the same fate?

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Welcome to Locked on MLB, your daily national podcast covering Major League Baseball as part of the Locked on Podcast Network hosted by Tommy Stokke.

It's Monday, which means time for Power Rankings in segment 2, but the first segment takes a look back at the biggest stories of the weekend, including Johnny Cueto, Kris Bryant, Javier Baez,  Sean Manaea, Jose Bautista and Danny Farquhar. 

The Phillies topped the Power Rankings last week for having the best week in baseball, but they weren't able to repeat despite a solid 5-2 record. Instead, it's the Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Dodgers at the top of the list. The Phillies aren't far behind. 

The third and final segment looks at the week ahead for the Atlanta Braves and why it's so important as they hit the road to take on the Reds and Phillies. 

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Welcome to Locked on MLB, your daily national podcast covering Major League Baseball as part of the Locked on Podcast Network hosted by Tommy Stokke.

Today's show focuses solely on the Cincinnati Reds firing manager Bryan Price and what this means for their rebuild. While many are suggesting the firing of Price means the rebuild is thus far a failure, it seems to early to decide that. The team still has young players that are developing with a couple solid pieces. Price was never long for the job either way. The Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros made mistakes along the way; the Reds are no different. They can still be successful in the future and firing Price has little impact moving forward. 

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Welcome to Locked on MLB, your daily national podcast covering Major League Baseball as part of the Locked on Podcast Network hosted by Tommy Stokke.

Today's show welcomes in special guest Ryan Davis to discuss the state of the Chicago Cubs now and as a whole. Ryan joins the show in Segment 3. 

First in Segment 1 we take a look around the league at what happened on Monday with scores and notes from each game, including Julio Teheran's outing against the Phillies, the Yankees thrashing the Marlins, the Astros continuing their offensive cold spell and the Nationals big comeback against the Mets. 

Segment 2 is a brief rundown of Tuesday's games, highlighted by David Price and the Boston Red Sox taking on Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels. 

Segment 3 is the highlight of the show as Ryan Davis of Locked on Cubs joins to discuss his concern level and what exactly is going wrong with the Cubs thus far. He serves as the voice of reason to those who want Chili Davis and Jim Hickey fired already without ignoring the problems the pitching staff and lineup have seen thus far. 

After assessing the pitching, Ryan gives his thoughts on the lineup, including what to do with Ian Happ and Albert Almora and refreshing our memories on the one big thing the Cubs are missing (and getting back). 

Finally, they look at the organization as a whole and some of the questions the team could face moving forward, including Addison Russell and Javier Baez in the middle infield, playing time for Happ and Almora and whether or not they made the right decision by holding most of their prospects and only acquiring Jose Quintana while spending money on the rest of the rotation. You can follow Ryan on Twitter at @RyanQDavis. 

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Welcome to Locked on MLB, your daily national podcast covering Major League Baseball as part of the Locked on Podcast Network hosted by Tommy Stokke.

Start off the week with Power Rankings and a look at which teams had the best week in baseball. Last week, the Los Angeles Angels rode Shohei Ohtani to the top spot. After an undefeated week, they're still near the top but they didn't have the best week. That belongs to the Philadelphia Phillies, who also went 6-0, but it was the performances they got and why they needed them that put them at the top. 

Before the Power Rankings in Segment 2, Segment 1 focuses on two of the bigger stories of the weekend. Bartolo Colon took a perfect game into the 8th inning for the Texas Rangers against the Houston Astros on Sunday Night Baseball before allowing a walk to Carlos Correa and a hit to Josh Reddick. His performance was already one of the best of the season, but what really stood out was how he did it and what others can learn from him. The other top story was the issue of scheduling with six cancellations on Sunday. Is there anything baseball can do to avoid cancellations due to early April weather in the future?

Segment 2 focuses on the Power Rankings, with the Phillies, Angels and Boston Red Sox at the top. 

Segment 3 takes a look at the team facing the most important week. Last week it was the Milwaukee Brewers. This week it's the Washington Nationals. 

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Welcome to Locked on MLB, your daily national podcast covering Major League Baseball as part of the Locked on Podcast Network hosted by Tommy Stokke.

We've got a full show for our 15th episode, including an interview with Jason Rollison, the host and manager of Locked on Pirates to discuss the fast start by the surprise team in the NL Central. 

Before the interview, Segment 1 is a quick rundown of Wednesday night's action with thoughts on each game, including a bullpen blow up for the Braves, a curious decision for the Reds, a scary moment for the Tigers and a no-hitter watch against the Mets. 

Segment 2 is on the unwritten rule of retaliation, which we saw happen twice on Wednesday. First, the Padres and Rockies cleared dugouts and brawled when Luis Perdomo threw behind Nolan Arenado and Arenado threw punches at Perdomo. While Perdomo's glove toss is better than any pitch he's thrown this season, it will likely result in suspensions for him, Arenado and others involved. It then happened in Boston, when the Red Sox were upset because the Yankees might've broken another unwritten rule about sliding too hard, so they threw at Tyler Austin. Another brawl broke out, which leads to a discussion of whether or not the 'policing' should still be done by the players and what should happen as a result. 

Segment 3 is our interview with Jason. He explains why what the Pirates are doing can be done all season long, the biggest reason for the early season success and some of the concerns surrounding the team. In addition, they take a look at the Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole era in Pittsburgh and how those two are viewed today. 

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