The Pirates are 25 games into the '24 season, and although we cannot make final decisions on players right now, we can ask ourselves if their stock is up or down.  Host Ethan Smith is joined by an old friend of the show Craig Toth to discuss this topic, as they go player by player discussing if their stock is on the rise or if its time to worry a bit on today's episode of Locked On Pirates.  Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! DoorDash Get 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 ..read more

It's Wednesday and happy hump day! On today's episode, host Ethan Smith discusses the Pittsburgh Pirates victory over the Brewers on Tuesday evening, their second straight win over the Brew Crew. Bailey Falter had quite the evening, continuing a string of dominance from starting pitching that many of us didn't expect. The starting pitching highlights the top of the show and Ethan discusses why he thinks it can continue to be efficient.  Also, Andrew McCutchen homered to begin the game for the second straight game. His splits suggest its a good idea for him to leadoff, so could we expect m ..read more

It's Tuesday, and that means another episode of Locked On Pirates. On today's show, the Pittsburgh Pirates finally got back in the win column, snapping their six-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, led by Jared Jones, who just continues to make history with each start he makes. Is Jones setting the bar for the rest of the Pirates young pitchers and can he continue to be strong as the season progresses? Also, the offense, which has had it struggles as of late, had nine hits and four runs on Monday, a step in the right direction. Can this be a launching pad to the offen ..read more

Welcome back to Locked On Pirates.  It's Monday, so host Ethan Smith is joined by Gary Morgan, discussing whatever it is that we watched over the past week, as the Pittsburgh Pirates just flat out look like an embarrassing baseball team right now.  After a hot start, everything has gone south for the most part, so Ethan and Gary share their rational thoughts on what they're seeing, what's going wrong, how the Pirates can flip the script back in their favor and many other topics surrounding the six-game losing skid.  All of that and more on today's episode of Locked On Pirates, Y ..read more

Happy Friday and welcome back to the Locked On Pirates podcast.  On today's show, host Ethan Smith highlights Paul Skenes, who has had an electric start at AAA Indianapolis. How should Skenes continue as the season progresses? When can we expect a call-up? And more.  Also, Quinn Priester, who has also had quite the start in AAA, moves up to make his 2024 debut, replacing Marco Gonzales. What has Priester done well in the minors thus far? What should we expect tonight? And more.  Finally, Ethan talks about the upcoming weekend series versus the Boston Red Sox, highlighting pitchi ..read more

Welcome back to Locked On Pirates on this awesome Wednesday! The Pirates took another loss at the hands of the Mets last night, their first series loss of the year. Despite the loss, Jared Jones once again impressed, showcasing everything he has to offer through his first four starts. He was taken out due to a predetermined pitch count, but for Jones, could he place himself in the NL Rookie of the Year conversation? Also, the bats have gone quiet in the Mets series thus far, and after the offense seemed to be firing on all cylinders, its a bit puzzling. What does the offense need to do to get ..read more

It's Tuesday, welcome back to Locked On Pirates! Host Ethan Smith discusses a major thorn in the Pirates side right now, and that's the called third strike. Although the offensive approach has allowed the Pirates to see a ton of pitches, thus getting more opportunities, the downfalls of that approach can ruin it all. Ethan discusses the offense in depth today as well as some of the back-end bullpen issues we've seen over the past week, while also looking at the second game tonight in Flushing vs the Mets.  Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Policygenius Check life insurance off your t ..read more

It's Monday, and you know what that means.  Host Ethan Smith is joined by Steel City Pirates own Gary Morgan to discuss the top storylines, trends and more from the Pittsburgh Pirates and why you should either buy on the good, sell on the good, buy on the bad or sell on the bad. All of that and more on today's episode of Locked On Pirates.  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 to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save.   Monopoly ..read more

Host Ethan Smith joins Locked On Phillies host Connor Thomas to discuss each team's start to the season, the PA rivalry and the remainder of the four game set over the weekend on today's episode of Locked On Pirates.  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 to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save.    Ibotta Right now, Ibotta is offering our listeners $5 just for trying Ibotta by using the code LOCKEDONMLB when you d ..read more

Hello folks and welcome back to Locked On Pirates.  On today's show, host Ethan Smith begins his Thursday Pirates discussion by highlighting the approach we've seen offensively from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Is it a sustainable approach? How have they implemented the approach well enough to see continued success? And more.  Also, Jared Jones goes to the hill  for his third start on the young season, and he's impressed thus far. What is Jones doing right, can he keep it up and what challenges will he face against a strong Phillies offense? Speaking of the Phillies, Ethan also gives ..read more