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The Guardians finally got six innings from a starting pitcher for the first time since April 3, and they scored four runs for the fifth straight game and beat the Red Sox yet again. We dig into how Ben Lively was able to dominate the Red Sox for the second straight time and get a win this time, why David Fry played a huge role in this win, and how we think this offense and team could actually get better. Kyle Manzardo is hot in Columbus, so we discuss how calling him up would work with the current roster construction.   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!DoorDashGet all your Mother’s Day gifts, all in one place and get 50% off your next order, up to $15 when you spend $15+ on your next flower, convenience, grocery, or retail order now with code LOCKEDONMLB. That's LOCKEDONMLB. Order using DoorDash today. Terms apply.    PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could sav

The Cleveland Guardians are 16-6 through 22 games in 2024 and life is good. So what is behind the Guardians great start? Friend of the show Andre Knott joins us to break down how the Guardians have gotten off to a great start. How have they overcome the Shane Bieber injury so far? What lessons did the team learn from 2023 that are helping them? How have they blended coaching staff members from the Tito era into the Stephen Vogt era so well? We dive into that with Andre as well as talking about the differences with this team but not comparing Tito and Vogt, and much more. Thanks to Andre for taking the time on his day off to talk with us  Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!DoorDashGet all your Mother’s Day gifts, all in one place and get 50% off your next order, up to $15 when you spend $15+ on your next flower, convenience, grocery, or retail order now with code LOCKEDONMLB. That's LOCKEDONMLB. Order using DoorDash today. Terms apply.   PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with P

Josh Naylor put White Sox pitchers into the tortured pitchers department in 2022 and in 2024 he's taking his act on a world tour, and the Athletics were his latest victim over the weekend in Cleveland's sweep of Oakland. On this episode we discuss how the Guardians offense keeps humming at impressive levels of possible sustainability, Tanner Bibee's best start of the year as well as Triston McKenzie. We also compare the first 22 games of 2024 to the first 22 of the Guardians 2022 season.   At the end we look ahead to the upcoming schedule and give our latest musings on MLB draft stuff from over the weekend and the #1 pick.   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!DoorDashGet all your Mother’s Day gifts, all in one place and get 50% off your next order, up to $15 when you spend $15+ on your next flower, convenience, grocery, or retail order now with code LOCKEDONMLB. That's LOCKEDONMLB. Order using DoorDash today. Terms apply.   PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius.

The Guardians continue to be road warriors, winning the series against Boston at Fenway, 5-4 on Thursday. We get into the Guardians winning early despite not getting the usual production from the strongest areas of their team, how Carlos Carrasco was able to settle in for a strong start, Stephen Vogt keeping things fresh with his lineup. We also talk about the article from The Athletic that touches on Triston McKenzie's situation with his elbow and what it means for his future performance and the Guardians pitching situation. And we look ahead to the upcoming series with Oakland and some college baseball/MLB draft notes on hitter-handedness, as well as what to watch for this weekend.   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save. Monopoly GO!Get in the game and join your friends. Download MONOPOLY GO! now free on The App Store

The free-swinging Guardians offense ran into a tough matchup against strike-throwing Tanner Houck and the Red Sox, leading to a 2-0 loss where the Guardians never had any threat to score. We discuss why it was a bad matchup, why Ben Lively's start was so positive (and if the next one will or won't be), why the Guardians acquired Pedro Avila on Wednesday and some notes on Travis Bazzana's injury and draft strategy.   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save. Monopoly GO!Get in the game and join your friends. Download MONOPOLY GO! now free on The App Store or Google Play. Yahoo FinanceFor comprehensive financial news and analysis, visit the brand behind every great investor, YahooFinance.com.   PrizePicksGo to PrizePicks.com/lockedonmlb and use code lockedonmlb for a first deposit match up to $100! eBay MotorsFrom brakes to ex

The Guardians bullpen struggled against the Red Sox, and despite a good start from Tanner Bibee, the Guardians have gone 10 straight games without a start of six innings from the rotation. And they improved to 10-3 in those last 10 games thanks to the 10-7 extra inning win over Boston on Tuesday. We start recording live late in this one all the way through the victory to talk about the bullpen's off night, how two hitters drove up Bibee's pitch count, the bottom of the offense coming through, and how Vogt continues to appear to push the right buttons.   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save. Monopoly GO!Get in the game and join your friends. Download MONOPOLY GO! now free on The App Store or Google Play. Yahoo FinanceFor comprehensive financial news and analysis, visit the brand behind every great investor, YahooFinance.c

Xzavion Curry picked the Guardians rotation and offense up with five innings of shutout ball in the win over the Red Sox on Patriots Day. How did Curry shut down the Red Sox lineup in his first start of the year and should he stay in the rotation? We answer that in this episode, as well as what Gabriel Arias is working on during this hot streak, and if Will Brennan can finally make an adjustment stick. We also talk briefly about the unique profiles in this bullpen and how they each have found success on their path to the majors. And of course, we cover some interesting stats from college baseball over the weekend, and what days Charlie Condon, Travis Bazzana and Nick Kurtz are doing all their damage. We also quickly cover from Guardians prospect notes from last week. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save. Monopoly GO!Get

The Guardians saved their series against the Yankees with a resilient walkoff win. One of the positives in the game is that the Guardians showed how their versatility was key in the win and how the bullpen continues to hold strong despite the starting pitching issues. Aside from the fun Sunday win, we get into who will be jumping into the Guardians starting rotation this week and if the rotation as a whole can settle things down, and what moves will have to be made to add those starters. We also ask the question if it is too soon to consider making some lineup changes to get Gabriel Arias and Estevan Florial a chance after good weekends and other hitters struggling. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save. Monopoly GO!Get in the game and join your friends. Download MONOPOLY GO! now free on The App Store or Google Play. Yaho

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The ridiculous question on everyone's mind - how "real" or "believable" is the Cleveland Guardians 9-3, 12 games in the 2024 season?While nothing should be taken as definitive with less than 10% of the season being played so far, this episode looks at some of the positives that seem "real" 12 games in and which areas are a concern so far.We look at the strong bullpen, a quality run differential and some offensive improvement. We also touch on the amount of innings the pen has thrown, the lack of starter depth, and where the lineup gets light.Make sure you stay for the whole episode to hear about the great idea for the Cleveland Guardians City Connect jerseys and a brief look at the Yankees series ahead.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save.IbottaRight now, Ibotta is offering our listeners $5 just for trying Ibotta by usin

The Cleveland Guardians Just won't quit and come back from a 5-0 for the second day in a row. This time they finish the job pick up the win and take the series. The Naylor brothers become the fourth pair of brothers to homer in the same inning on National Sibling Day. This team has so much heart, that every game is a blast and this one had three blasts. We get into the team's trade of the day, who is Wes Parson, and why they added him. Then we switch our focus to the Yankees a team that is different yet similar to Cleveland this year in ways you might not expect.   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save.   IbottaRight now, Ibotta is offering our listeners $5 just for trying Ibotta by using the code LOCKEDONMLB when you download the app.   PrizePicksGo to PrizePicks.com/lockedonmlb and use code lockedonmlb for a first depos

The Guardians battled back against a 5-0 deficit to the White Sox, but control issues and some weird bounces thwarted a full comeback. We touch on how leadership helped fuel getting the team back in the game quickly, why the Guardians need to get Scott Barlow settled in here soon and why the Guardians also seem to favor left handed hitters for a reason. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save.   IbottaRight now, Ibotta is offering our listeners $5 just for trying Ibotta by using the code LOCKEDONMLB when you download the app.   PrizePicksGo to PrizePicks.com/lockedonmlb and use code lockedonmlb for a first deposit match up to $100! eBay MotorsFrom brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has over 122 million parts to keep your ride-or-die alive. With all the parts you need at the prices you want, it’s easy to bring ho

The solar eclipse was cool, but another Cleveland Guardians win is even cooler. We break down all of the good stuff from the Cleveland Guardians home opener win over the White Sox. Why Andres Gimenez keeps making winning plays.The young bullpen keeps stepping up.Leadership in the locker room is already emerging. And we also dive into some prospect standouts over the weekend in the Guardians system as well as some 2024 MLB Draft prospects who performed well over the weekend.   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save.   IbottaRight now, Ibotta is offering our listeners $5 just for trying Ibotta by using the code LOCKEDONMLB when you download the app.   PrizePicksGo to PrizePicks.com/lockedonmlb and use code lockedonmlb for a first deposit match up to $100! eBay MotorsFrom brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has ove

 Shane Bieber is going to miss the rest of 2024 with Tommy John surgery and maybe some of 2025. What do the Guardians do now without their ace? Can they still contend in the AL Central? Should they have traded him before? Will he come back to Cleveland in 2025 as a free agent this winter? How does Stephen Vogt handle this news and his team in the first year as the manager? We try to answer all of these questions in a therapy session of Locked On Guardians. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save.   IbottaRight now, Ibotta is offering our listeners $5 just for trying Ibotta by using the code LOCKEDONMLB when you download the app.   PrizePicksGo to PrizePicks.com/lockedonmlb and use code lockedonmlb for a first deposit match up to $100! eBay MotorsFrom brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has over 122 million parts

Another day, another ace defeated by the Cleveland Guardians. We look at the little things the Guardians did well offensively to beat Pablo Lopez and the Minnesota Twins to spoil their home opener. We look at how Tanner Bibee and the Guardians bullpen used sliders to silence the Twins bats and an emerging high-leverage reliever in Hunter Gaddis. And finally, we look at the rest of the weekend series against the Twins and what to expect the rest of the series. We also make some college baseball-watching recommendations for the weekend related to the MLB Draft. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! RobinhoodRobinhood has the only IRA that gives you a 3% boost on every dollar you contribute when you subscribe to Robinhood Gold. Now through April 30th, Robinhood is even boosting every single dollar you transfer in from other retirement accounts with a 3% match. Available to U.S. customers in good standing. Robinhood Financial LLC (member SIPC), is a registered broker dealer. Amazon Fire TVFire TV recently create

The Cleveland Guardians are partying like it's 2023. OK...we don't want that, but they are 5-2 in 2024 like the were in 2023 after seven games facing Oakland and Seattle. We touch on how the Guardians first seven games this year are different than a year ago offensively and their balanced offensive approach being the Mariners pair of aces to win the series. We also discuss the apparent conflicting thoughts when watching Shane Bieber pitch well between increasing his trade value and helping the teams win And finally we look ahead to the Twins series ahead. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! RobinhoodRobinhood has the only IRA that gives you a 3% boost on every dollar you contribute when you subscribe to Robinhood Gold. Now through April 30th, Robinhood is even boosting every single dollar you transfer in from other retirement accounts with a 3% match. Available to U.S. customers in good standing. Robinhood Financial LLC (member SIPC), is a registered broker dealer. Amazon Fire TVFire TV recently created Fi

The Guardians were unable to overcome a rough second inning from Triston McKenzie in a short start. Despite the loss to the Mariners on Monday, there were some positive takeaways. The bullpen navigated well and saved them from a potential move to get a fresh arm up and Stephen Vogt pulled some good levers. The offense had some late life and then on Tuesday, also had some good signs behind another strong start by Shane Bieber. We discuss the level of concern for McKenzie, rehabs, and future moves for Xzavion Curry, Ben Lively, and eventually Sam Hentges and Gavin Williams. We give its bullpen their due and Tyler Freeman having a standout Monday night. We also look at Will Brennan's bad luck and some positive offensive trends for the Guardians. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! RobinhoodRobinhood has the only IRA that gives you a 3% boost on every dollar you contribute when you subscribe to Robinhood Gold. Now through April 30th, Robinhood is even boosting every single dollar you transfer in from other ret

The Cleveland Guardians continue their west coast trip, which gives us the chance to finish our 2024 position preview series with second base. We took a look back at Andres Gimenez 2022 season and his 2023, to see if the 2024 version will be something in between. We also debated where he ranked on this roster in terms of his importance to the team given his contract, defense, ability to move between second and short if needed, and his all around game. We also discussed second base options in the minors, which is mostly Juan Brito and then hopefully Travis Bazzana, if those two even stick at second base.   And it was a big weekend in college baseball, so we discuss the 1.1 options and performance among Charlie Condon, Travis Bazzana, Braden Montgomery, Nick Kurtz, the absence of JJ Whetherholt, and we dig a little deeper on Ryan Johnson.   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! RobinhoodRobinhood has the only IRA that gives you a 3% boost on every dollar you contribute when you subscribe to Robinhood Gold. Now

The Guardians took three of four games in Oakland to start the 2024 season.  We get into some of the miscues of the Sunday loss and not taking advantage of being given the game, but also the good and the bad from the first three wins of the series. Shane Bieber's new changeup and best performance since?Andres Gimenez hot start.Tyler Freeman settling in nicely at the plate and in CF.Overall strong bullpen performance. Struggles with starter length and some early bullpen overuse.   Looking ahead to the Guardians series with the Mariners. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! RobinhoodRobinhood has the only IRA that gives you a 3% boost on every dollar you contribute when you subscribe to Robinhood Gold. Now through April 30th, Robinhood is even boosting every single dollar you transfer in from other retirement accounts with a 3% match. Available to U.S. customers in good standing. Robinhood Financial LLC (member SIPC), is a registered broker dealer. Amazon Fire TVFire TV recently created Fire TV Channels to de

After a long wait the Cleveland Guardians 2024 season finally got underway in Oakland. Shane Bieber looked in vintage form early and the offense got off to a good start.We weren't able to record reactions for the full game due to the late start, but we discussed the intrigue of the opening lineup, the platoons and flexibility, but also one hitter who should hit higher. We also discuss the additions of Peter Strzelecki and Zak Kent to their pitching depth and why we think these additions can help in 2024 and maybe beyond. A few Guardians minor leaguers got cut at the end of spring training, so we give them their due as players and wish them some luck. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Amazon Fire TVFire TV recently created Fire TV Channels to deliver a constant supply of the latest videos from your favorite sports brands, all for free. That includes all of us at Locked On and most of the big pro leagues and college conferences as well. To Learn More, visit www.amazon.com/LockedOnFireTV PrizePicksGo to Pri