Locked On Pirates - Daily Podcast On The Pittsburgh Pirates

On today's episode of Locked On Pirates, host Ethan Smith is joined by Locked On MLB Prospects host Lindsay Crosby to discuss the enigma that is Oneil Cruz, his 2022 campaign, where he can improve and just how high his ceiling can be as he continues to become one of baseball's most unique young players!

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On today's Thursday episode of Locked On Pirates, host Ethan Smith takes a dive into the middle infield and just how strong of a unit it was in 2022 and the capability of how strong it can be in 2023. Also, 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes is a finalist for the Gold Glove Award for the first time in his career and after leading all of MLB in Defensive Runs Saved, should the award go to him over Nolan Arenado & Ryan McMahon?

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On today's episode, host Ethan Smith received an awesome question on who he believes are the "Bobblehead Worthy" players for the Pirates in 2023, which could be plenty depending on Pirates marketing strategies. Also, the player review series continues with the 1B position and, quite frankly, the Pirates have a major decision to make to avoid disaster at that position. Finally, the ALCS kicks off today while the NLCS started last night, so Ethan gives his takes on the postseason thus far.

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On today's episode of Locked On Pirates, host Ethan Smith watches Game 5 of the ALCS live between the Yankees and Guardians while also fielding questions and comments regarding the Pittsburgh Pirates and what he wants to see the team do this off-season.

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On today's edition of Locked On Pirates, its Mailbag Wednesday, and one question asked by a regular listener of the show got Ethan Smith thinking about what the Pirates should do with star outfielder Bryan Reynolds. Also, an interesting statistic regarding closer David Bednar appeared as well that was misleading, but gives promise for the Pirates when they contend again. All of that and more on today's episode of Locked On Pirates.

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The 2022 player review series continues with the catcher position. Roberto Perez was the solidified starter after the Jacob Stallings trade last off-season, but fell to injury early in the season, causing a roundtable of candidates at the catcher position. How will the position look moving forward, does Robert Perez come back and is the hype warranted for top prospects Endy Rodriguez and Henry Davis?

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The player review series is here and we're starting with the pitching staff! Ethan Smith and Gary Morgan discuss the improvements and setbacks of the starting rotation and bullpen, the players who impressed the most in this group and give and outlook on what the pitching staff could look like in 2023.

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The 2022 season has come and gone for the Pittsburgh Pirates as they finished with a 62-100 record, a one-game improvement from 2021. The season featured tons to talk about, both good and bad, but overall, was it a successful season despite the losses or a failure of improvement that has been preached by the front office? Ethan Smith gives his thoughts on today's episode.

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100 losses is always going to leave a sour taste in a baseball fan's mouth, but for Pirates fans, its become normal the past couple seasons. With an 8-7 extra innings loss to the Cardinals, host Ethan Smith describes why the loss was a signification of the Pirates 2022 season and why changes need to be made for improvement in 2023 and getting out of this "new normal".

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