In honor of the NFL draft, we do a 10 pick MLB mock draft, giving our selections for each pick, including the Guardians at #1 overall.     And of course we get into the Guardians nice bounce back win vs. the Red Sox. Is Jose Ramirez ready to take off? Are we seeing a Will Brennan breakout? Why did David Fry have a big game despite not getting any hits?   Was this a building block start for McKenzie? And, is the Guardians OF a top 10 offensive outfield?   Thanks for listening and let us know what you think of the draft picks.   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Doo ..read more

As if the news on Gavin Williams' elbow and suffering a (hopefully) temporary setback in his comeback wasn't tough enough for the Guardians and their pitching staff, they took one on the chin from the Red Sox, shut out by them for the second time this year. Carlos Carrasco walked the tight rope through five innings but for some reason was sent back out for the sixth inning and it came further off the rails.   What is the level of concern now for Williams' elbow health? Why was Carrasco allowed to pitch the sixth? We answer those questions as well as talking about why Carrasco isn't going ..read more

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! DoorDash ..read more

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 ..read more

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 d ..read more

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 O ..read more

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! Policygenius Check life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb t ..read more

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 Support ..read more

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 sta ..read more

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 Gabr ..read more