Welcome to Locked On Pirates on Friday, May 3rd! On today's show, host Ethan Smith heads over to Locked On Rockies, as he sits down with LOR host Paul Holden to discuss the upcoming weekend series, why each team is struggling the way they are as of late, which front office each would rather have moving forward and well, Connor Joe. All of that an more on today's episode of Locked On Pirates. 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 ..read more

The Pittsburgh Pirates lost yet another series late on Tuesday night, losing again to the Oakland A's, and honestly, it felt like watching the same game we've watched for the past two weeks.  Host Ethan discusses why the Pirates are the definition of insanity, doing the same things night in and night out and expecting different results. When/how does it end? Is the "philosophy" dooming the expectations this team had? And more.  The calendar has also turned to May, so Ethan takes a took at the month, what matchups it offers and what fans can expect going into month two.  Finally ..read more

Making history is something that is usually followed by celebration, but for the Pirates offense, that is far from the case.  The Pirates offense continues to struggle, and the statistics back up that notion, so what do they at this point of futility offensively to get off their historically low offensive outputs? Also, changes need to be made with the offense at some point, be it a call-up or a change in philosophy. Speaking of potential call-ups, both Nick Gonzales and Liover Peguero are off to hot starts in Indianapolis, so, could a call-up for one, or both, be in the near future? Fina ..read more

On today's episode of Locked On Pirates, host Ethan Smith and Monday guest Gary Morgan take a look at the month of April, a month that arguably saw the Pirates at their absolute best and their absolute worst.  What's going right? What's going wrong? What over-arching story was told? All of that and more 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, grocery, or retail order now with code LOCKEDONM ..read more

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