Locked On Orioles - Daily Podcast On The Baltimore Orioles

Host Connor Newcomb is joined by Rob McCoy, the Head Coach of the Niagara University baseball program, to talk about INF Greg Cullen — the newest Orioles prospect and a former Niagara baseball star. We talk:

-Cullen's incredibly successful college career

-How he was able to lead the country in hitting in his junior season (2018)

-How he has worked on his defense

-Why he now has a path to the big leagues with the Orioles

Plus, Connor updates you on the latest Orioles news involving Trey Mancini's positive health update and Brian Gonzalez's new team.

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Host Connor Newcomb continues our "Orioles Top 10 Transactions of the Decade" countdown with the No. 9-ranked move on our list — the Orioles signing Nate McLouth to a minor-league deal in June of 2012. Connor talks:

-Why the Orioles bought low on the struggling outfielder

-How he perfectly filled a glaring hole on the 2012 team

-How McLouth made himself a Baltimore legend in only 201 games with the Orioles

But first, Connor breaks down the ongoing Tony La Russa situation and goes into why the White Sox need to cut ties with him right now.

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Host Connor Newcomb begins our "Top 10 Orioles Transactions of the Decade" series by talking about our No. 10-ranked transaction: the waiver claim of Steve Pearce. Connor talks:

-Pearce's five solid seasons in Baltimore

-Why the Orioles kept bringing him back

-How he became the best hitter on the best Orioles team in the last 20 years

-His defensive versatility

Plus, Connor gives a roundup of Orioles news from Monday and looks a the three transactions that just missed out on making the list.

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Host Connor Newcomb answer listeners' questions on another Mailbag Monday episode. This week's questions are: Does Gray Fenter have a shot at surprising people? What will the Orioles opening day rotation look like in 2023? Connor talks:

-Fenter's dominant 2019 season in Delmarva and his minor league career as a whole

-Why we will learn a lot about the righty if he does end up in Bowie in 2021

-The candidates for a 2023 rotation spot

-Why Zac Lowther will be one of those starters

-Could Michael Baumann be moved to the bullpen?

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Host Connor Newcomb is joined by Noah Fleischman, the Sports Editor at the Commonwealth Times and a Play-by-Play Broadcaster for VCU baseball, to talk about Orioles pitching prospect Connor Gillispie. We talk:

-Gillispie's dominance in his time at VCU

-Why his stuff has profiled him as a reliever in the pros

-What is his ceiling as a pitcher?

-Why the Orioles must like him, since they sent him to the Fall Instructional Camp

Plus, Connor breaks down the two players the Orioles got from the Braves in the Tommy Milone trade.

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Host Connor Newcomb is joined by Herb Lawrence, the Co-Host of the Locked On White Sox Podcast, to talk about the newest Oriole — INF Yolmer Sánchez. We talk:

-Sánchez's 7-year run in Chicago

-What was different at the plate in his best offensive season (2017)

-How he won a gold glove in 2019

-The energy he brings to a clubhouse

-His defensive versatility

-And why the White Sox chose to cut him loose

Plus, Connor recaps the Orioles news from Monday, including the hiring of Chris Holt as the new Pitching Coach.

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Host Connor Newcomb answers your Orioles questions on this Mailbag Monday. Today's question: Who will be the Orioles minor league affiliates in 2021? To answer, Connor talks:

-Why the Aberdeen Ironbirds may become a wood-bat college summer ball team

-The latest on the other Orioles affiliates

-Why it sucks to see minor league baseball get hit like this

But first, Connor updates you on all the latest Orioles news from the weekend, including:

-Claiming INF Yolmer Sánchez off waivers

-Mancini and Martin being added back to the 40-man roster

-Picking up Iglesias's 2021 option

-And a multitude of Orioles minor leaguers electing free agency

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Host Connor Newcomb is joined by Zach Spedden, the Co-Host of the BSL On the Verge Podcast, to give 2020 season grades to Cole Sulser and Cody Carroll in part two of our conversation about this final group of Orioles pitchers. We talk:

-Why it took a perfect storm for Sulser to become the closer in the first place

-Could Sulser be DFA'd to make room on the 40-man roster?

-Will Carroll pitch in the majors with the Orioles again?

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Host Connor Newcomb is joined by Zach Spedden, the Co-Host of the BSL On the Verge Podcast, to give 2020 season grades to Bruce Zimmermann, David Hess, and Branden Kline in part one of our conversation about the final group of Orioles pitchers. We talk:

-Will Zimmermann start 2021 in the major leagues?

-Can Zimmermann be a reliever in the future?

-Why Hess will be the first Oriole to get DFA'd this offseason

-What do we make of Kline's success in a very small sample size this season?

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Host Connor Newcomb is joined by AJ Andrews (Host of Locked On Blue Jays), Gabrielle Starr (Host of Locked On Red Sox), and Brice Paterik (Host of Locked On Rangers) to discuss everything that happened in Game 6 of the World Series. We talk:

-World Series being played at a neutral site

-Justin Turner testing positive for Covid-19 and then returning to the field

-Rob Manfred's poor handling of this season

-Kevin Cash's decision to pull Blake Snell

-The Rays offense going cold

-The best team in baseball (the Dodgers) won the World Series

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