Locked On Mets - Daily Podcast On The New York Mets

Major League Baseball and the MLBPA have finally agreed to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, which puts an end to the lockout. Now spring training is upon us, as the New York Mets are set to begin their highly anticipated 2022 season. Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down the new CBA, which includes the new "Steve Cohen tax" that is aimed to curtail extreme spending. We also get you ready for what is set to be a frantic free agent period, as teams like the Mets will look to finalize their rosters ahead of Opening Day. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Major League Baseball still in a lockout, there is no better time to remember 'Mets Legends' of the past like Carlos Gomez, or 'Mets Legends' of the present like the newly re-signed Johneshwy Fargas. Host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by the founder of metslegends.com, Rob Piersall to reminiscence about some former Mets of the past who will put a smile on your face. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve Cohen is by far the richest owner in Major League Baseball and his money is starting to make waves in the industry as small market teams fear his spending power. In negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Competitive Balance Tax has been a hot button issue as owners have been hesitant to move the threshold too far up, which would allow teams like the Mets to spend even more. Would we have a deal right now if not for Cohen? Host Ryan Finkelstein discusses this and also the changing perception of the New York Mets around the league, as Cohen slowly transforms this into a marquee franchise. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our 2022 season previews continue with Jeff McNeil, as the 29-year-old looks to have a bounceback season after a down year in 2021. Host Ryan Finkelstein dives into the projections for McNeil's 2022 season and whether we can expect a better performance for him this season. Ryan also discusses where McNeil ranked as one of the best hitters in baseball over the first three seasons of his career and how he can get back to being that player again. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our 2022 season previews continue with two of the New York Mets free agent additions, Mark Canha and Eduardo Escobar. Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down what the projection models have for the two veteran's this season and what their addition to the Mets will mean based on who they have been as players throughout their careers. Ryan also shares why he believes that Canha and Escobar will be huge upgrades over Kevin Pillar and Jonathan Villar, who ended up getting a lot of playing time for the Mets last season. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this week's Friday Farm Report we complete our series going through our list of the top 20 prospects in the Mets farm system. Host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by social media coordinator Jordan Grossman to discuss the top five prospects in the pipeline for the Mets. How much does being on the 40-man roster hurt Ronny Mauricio and Mark Vientos this season with the lockout? When will we see Matt Allan on the mound again? Can Francisco Alvarez really meet his lofty goal to make it to the majors this season? We answer all those prospect questions and more on today's show! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For today's Throwback Thursday show we go back in time to discuss where the Mets were as a franchise back in 1994, the last time Major League Baseball had a lockout. Host Ryan Finkelstein discusses what ended the strike back then and why there should be some optimism now compared to the previous labor dispute. He also details how the Mets are in a much better position as a franchise now than they were in 1995. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Major League Baseball's lockout continued past their deadline to start the season on time, as commissioner Rob Manfred announced the first cancellation of regular season games on Tuesday. Host Ryan Finkelstein reacts to the news and how Mets fans are left waiting for a season where the hype surrounding the team is at an all-time high. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Monday the Miami Marlins announced that they have mutually agreed to part ways with CEO Derek Jeter, ending his tenure running the franchise. Host Ryan Finkelstein discusses what's next for the Marlins and also explains how Jeter's shortcomings running baseball operations show how Mets fans dodged a bullet when Alex Rodriguez failed to purchase the team. Also an an update on where things stand with the lockout. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our season previews continue with one of the best sluggers in baseball, Pete Alonso! Host Ryan Finkelstein discusses where Alonso ranks among the greatest sluggers in Mets history and also breaks down how he has been the top home run hitter in baseball since his debut in 2019. We also dive into the projections for Alonso's 2022 season and what the Mets can expect from the 27-year-old. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this week's Friday Farm Report we continue our series going through our list of the top 20 prospects in the Mets farm system. Host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by social media coordinator Jordan Grossman to discuss prospects 6 through 10 on their lists of top 20 Mets prospects. Could Alex Ramirez be the Mets top prospect in the future? Is Jose Butto going to be able to stick as starter? Is Joel Diaz the Mets highest ceiling pitching prospect not named Matt Allan? How fast can J.T. Ginn make it through the minors? We answer all those prospect questions and more on today's show! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this Throwback Thursday, we are looking back into New York Mets history to identify the five best trades this franchise has ever made. Gary Carter, Keith Hernandez and Mike Piazza are the consensus top-three trades in Mets history, but which one cracks the top spot on host Ryan Finkelstein's list? Also is it too early to consider the Francisco Lindor trade one of the best in franchise history and how high could it climb on this list one day? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recent reports have opened the door to a potential reunion between the New York Mets and Michael Conforto. Host Ryan Finkelstein discusses whether it makes sense to sign Conforto to a long-term deal, with Brandon Nimmo set to hit free agency next season. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In host Ryan Finkelstein's latest article for Just Baseball, he discussed the retirement of Ryan Zimmerman, Kyle Seager and Buster Posey and the rarity of players spending their entire careers with one franchise. On today's show, Ryan talks about this article and how the game is moving away from prioritizing franchise icons. He also discusses who will be the next Met to follow David Wright's footsteps for spending their entire career in blue and orange. Will Jacob deGrom be the next Met to stay in Queens for his entire career? And if not deGrom, is Pete Alonso the Mets only chance to have a player accomplish this rare feat? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this week's Friday Farm Report we continue our series going through our list of the top 20 prospects in the Mets farm system. Host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by social media coordinator Jordan Grossman to discuss prospects 11 through 15 on their lists of top 20 Mets prospects. Could Jaylen Palmer flourish into one of the Mets top prospects in 2022? Are Dominic Hamel and Calvin Ziegler the next pitching prospects to watch in this farm system? Can Robert Dominguez refine his control issues soon? We answer all those prospect questions and more on today's show! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline..net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices