Locked On Reds - Daily Podcast On The Cincinnati Reds

The players were always going to force the commissioner to enact the 50-ish game schedule, says Austin Elmore, and Jeff has the host of the Ball Don't Lie podcast on to expound on that. We're connecting dots on today's show.

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The Reds signed an undrafted second baseman on Sunday. Jeff has some information on him and then has a few words for the folks running Major League Baseball.

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Lots of upside, but also lots of raw, undeveloped talent. That's the consensus on the Reds draft haul and Jeff enlists the help of Doug Gray to make sense of it all.

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In an eye-opening discussion, Ross Jackson (Locked On Saints)  Aaron Freeman (Falcons) Tony Wiggins (Locked On Jaguars) John Hickman (Locked On Texans) Chris Carter (Locked On Steelers) Keith Pompey (Locked On 76ers) Coty Davis (Locked On Texans) and Your Boy Q (Locked On Raiders) come together for a special Locked On Podcast Network Black Lives Matter Roundtable. These seven Locked On hosts share their first-hand experiences as black men in America. When was the first time they clocked racism in their lives?  What are the pet peeves they experience as a black man? In the wake of George Floyd's killing, does this movement feel different than those of the past?  What needs to happen for this moment in time to have a lasting impact on society and to result in real gains for social justice? And, will these experiences change the next generation?

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The Reds have had a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to success in the first round of the MLB Draft and Jeff breaks down all the numbers on that. He also has a crazy idea how to fix the MLB Draft that begins with getting rid of it.

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Dude has star potential, according to Keith Law, and that's all Jeff needs to hear. He talks about why he wants the Reds to pick Pete Crow-Armstrong with the 12th pick in this year's draft and also breaks down the owners' counter proposal to the players to get baseball back.

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Will it be an outfielder with a powerful bat? A right-handed pitcher with some good stuff? Or simply the best available Nick? Jeff is joined by Jeff Ellis to break down what the Reds may do with the 12th pick in the draft.

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Freddy Galvis is the guy, but should he be? Jeff and Steve break it down and also look at some up-and-coming young players who were frustrated by the shutdown.

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More games, opt-out capabilities, possible pay deferral...what does it all mean? Jeff breaks down the MLBPA's counter proposal to get the 2020 season going on today's episode.

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Sam LeCure reminisces about his first game in the majors, the 2012 season, and reveals that he was told to prepare for Buster Posey in game five of the 2012 NLDS.

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