Locked On Pirates - Daily Podcast On The Pittsburgh Pirates

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 pote...

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. 

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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. 

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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 efficie...

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,...

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 scr...

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 ...

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 ha...

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 we...

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. 

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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. 

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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...

Happy Wednesday and welcome back.

Host Ethan Smith discusses the Pittsburgh Pirates David Bednar problem on today's show, highlighting his early struggles this season. Will it continue to be an issue moving forward? How can the bullpen restructure to get him back on track?

Also, starting pitching was the talk of the off-season for the Pirates, but through 12 games, the rotation has performed quite well for the most part. What has gon...

It's Monday and you know what that means, host Ethan Smith & Gary Morgan are discussing Pirates baseball, and man is it fun right now. The Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles over the weekend, winning two of three on two walk offs against a potential World Series contender. Why does it matter that the Pirates won this series and how can they continue their winning ways? 

Also, we're ten games in and the Pirates are 8-2, what have...

Host Ethan Smith is live as yinz ask questions and Ethan answers them as he's dropped down in Pittsburgh on today's episode of Locked On Pirates. 

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Happy Wednesday and welcome back!

On today's show, host Ethan Smith discusses Mitch Keller and the hopes that he has a rebound start after an Opening Day he'd like to forget. What can he do this time around to have a better outing against the Nats?

Also, the Pirates acquired catcher Joey Bart from the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night as Jason Delay heads to the IL and Yasmani Grandal's progression has slowed. What are the Pirate...

Its the first off day for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2024, and host Ethan Smith discusses the Buccos 5th win on the season, securing their first 5-0 start since 1983. 

Why do the Pirates just keep winning? What are they doing right? Is Derek Shelton pushing all the right buttons so far? Ethan discusses on today's episode of Locked On Pirates. 

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On today's Monday, April 1, 2024 episode of Locked On Pirates, host Ethan Smith is joined by Gary Morgan to discuss the perfect start to the Pirates 2024 campaign as they swept the Marlins in a four game series to begin the season. 

Ethan and Gary share their thoughts and takeaways from the series, what they learned, what they liked, what they didn't like, and more. 

Also, the duo looks ahead to the Pirates upcoming three game set ve...

What's up everyone!

Host Ethan Smith is back today after a crazy Opening Day thriller for Pittsburgh versus the Miami Marlins. The Pirates enter game two of the series coming off the extra innings victory, and today we get our first look at offseason acquisition Martin Perez as he'll make his Pirates debut today. What can expect from Perez today versus the Marlins?

Also, Ethan shares some more of his thoughts from the Opening Day win...