Locked On Mets - Daily Podcast On The New York Mets

The New York Mets won their third series in a row on Sunday, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks in the rubber match game. David Peterson was great on the mound, giving the Mets yet another strong effort from a starting pitcher. Host Ryan Finkelstein discusses the series victory and how the Mets suddenly have the best rotation in Major League Baseball. Also a preview of the Mets upcoming series against another NL powerhouse, the San Francisco Giants. 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. Blue Nile This Mother’s Day give mom something she’ll treasure forever with fine jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKEDON SPORTS listeners get $50 off $500. Use code LOCKEDON at checkout.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets put together an incredible effort in their home opener, crushing the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-3. For the first time in franchise history, the Mets hit four home runs in a home opener and Chris Bassitt looked great on the mound again. Host Ryan Finkelstein reacts to the resounding victory and proclaims that this is officially the Mets division to lose with the way they have looked so far this 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

Francisco Alvarez is currently making a mockery of Double-A pitching, as the catcher continues to prove why he is the New York Mets top prospect. Could we see Alvarez's pre-season prediction come true of him making his MLB debut this season? Host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by Locked On Mets social media coordinator Jordan Grossman for a Friday Farm Report, where they discuss Alvarez's fast-start and how that could affect his timeline to reach the majors. They also discuss the hot starts by fellow top prospects Brett Baty and Ronny Maurcio in Double-A, while giving you an update on the some of the players to watch at each level in the Mets farm system. Finally, a preview of the Mets home opening series this weekend against the Arizona Diamondbacks. 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

The New York Mets regained their lead atop the NL East on Wednesday, as Pete Alonso's five RBIs carried the team to a resounding victory. Max Scherzer is undefeated as a Met, winning his second start. Host Ryan Finkelstein talks about how Scherzer has helped transform the Mets with his leadership atop the rotation. Also should Alonso be the primary DH for the Mets? Finally, we discuss the trends to like and be concerned with through the first week of the MLB 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

The New York Mets got back in the win column on Tuesday night, as Tylor Megill and the bullpen blanked the vaunted Phillies lineup. Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down the great pitching performance by Megill and the Mets narrow win over Philly. He also discusses Drew Smith's emergence as a set-up man to Edwin Diaz in the bullpen. Finally, why is Robinson Cano getting so much more playing time than Dom Smith? 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

The New York Mets were cruising to a victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night until the eighth inning when a series of bullpen miscues led to a loss in the series opener. Host Ryan Finkelstein discusses what went wrong in that eighth inning and if manager Buck Showalter is to blame. He also revisits the trade that sent Miguel Castro to the Yankees for Joely Rodriguez, as the left-handed reliever struggled in his second appearance with the Mets. Finally, Ryan discusses David Peterson's strong outing out of the pen and the injuries to Trevor May and Taijuan Walker. 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

Despite getting a great pitching performance from Carlos Carrasco, the New York Mets were unable to complete the four-game sweep over the Washington Nationals, dropping the final game on Sunday. Still, there are far more positives than negatives to take from this first series of the season. Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down the great pitching the Mets received from Chris Bassitt and Carrasco and some of the other highlights from this weekend's series. He also explains some of the questionable managerial decisions from Buck Showalter. Finally, we preview the Mets upcoming series against the Philadelphia Phillies. 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

The New York Mets cruised to another victory against the Washington Nationals on Friday night, as the lineup continues to look great to start the season. Jeff McNeil celebrated his 30th birthday in a big way, hitting the first home run of the season for New York, as part of a three-hit night. Max Scherzer picked up the victory in his Mets debut, delivering a quality start in his first outing against his former team. Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down the early returns we have seen from this revamped Mets lineup and how Scherzer looked on the mound in this bonus weekend edition of Locked On Mets. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Fantrax Win tickets for you and your entire fantasy baseball league to any MLB game of your choice. Go to Fantrax.com/Lockedon today to create your fantasy league and be entered to win! 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

The New York Mets got their season off to a great start on Thursday, as Tylor Megill helped lead them to a dominate Opening Day victory over the Washington Nationals. Megill blanked the Nationals through five strong innings, sending a message that he could be here to stay in the Mets rotation. Meanwhile the Mets lineup got contributions top-to-bottom, hitting better with runners in scoring position than they did in all of 2021. Host Ryan Finkelstein gives his takeaways from the game and previews the rest of this weekend's series in Washington with Max Scherzer set to take the mound Friday night. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Fantrax Win tickets for you and your entire fantasy baseball league to any MLB game of your choice. Go to Fantrax.com/Lockedon today to create your fantasy league and be entered to win! 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

It is finally Opening Day, as the New York Mets are set to begin their highly-anticipated 2022 MLB season! Along with previewing tonight's game, host Ryan Finkelstein takes a minute to thank Steve Cohen for making the Mets relevant in a way they haven't been in a very long time. Ryan is also joined by the founder of Mets Legends Rob Piersall to look back at some of the most memorable "Mets Legends" who have started an Opening Day for the Mets in the past. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Fantrax Win tickets for you and your entire fantasy baseball league to any MLB game of your choice. Go to Fantrax.com/Lockedon today to create your fantasy league and be entered to win! 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

The New York Mets and Atlanta Braves currently have the exact same odds to win the NL East in 2022. Who should actually be the favorite to win this division? Host Ryan Finkelstein gives his final NL East preview breaking down the matchup that could decide the division for the Mets this season. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Fantrax Win tickets for you and your entire fantasy baseball league to any MLB game of your choice. Go to Fantrax.com/Lockedon today to create your fantasy league and be entered to win! 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

The National League East is shaping up to be one of the more exciting divisions in baseball this season, as the New York Mets, Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies all feature star-studded rosters that are looking to contend in 2022. To preview all of the action that is about to take place in this competitive division, host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by the other four NL East hosts from the Locked On Podcast Network to preview what's in store for the upcoming season. Who is the bigger favorites in the division, the Mets or the Braves? Do the Phillies have anything more than a puncher's chance in the NL East? Can Marlins young pitching help them arrive a year early and is there any reason to watch the Nationals other than Juan Soto? We answer all those question and more on this Locked On NL East crossover show. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Fantrax Win tickets for you and your entire fantasy baseball league to any MLB game of your choice. Go to Fantrax.com/Lockedon today to create your fantasy league and be entered to win! 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

New York Mets General Manager Billy Eppler was active on the trade market this weekend, as he nearly made a trade that would have sent Dom Smith to the San Diego Padres for a package that included starting pitcher Chris Paddack and first baseman Eric Hosmer. Luckily, the Mets decided against making this trade, and host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down exactly why this would have been a bad deal for the Mets. He also discusses whether it makes sense for the Mets to continue to shop Smith for starting pitcher depth. While the big trade did not come together, Eppler did make a move sending reliever Miguel Castro to the New York Yankees for left-handed reliever Joely Rodriguez. We have a full breakdown of what this deal means for the Mets as well. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Fantrax Win tickets for you and your entire fantasy baseball league to any MLB game of your choice. Go to Fantrax.com/Lockedon today to create your fantasy league and be entered to win! 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

The New York Mets will be without their ace again to start the season, as Jacob deGrom has been shut down for four weeks with an injury to his throwing shoulder. When is a realistic timetable for deGrom's return? Can Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt carry the load in his absence and what can the Mets get from the back-end of their rotation? Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down all of the different layers to this injury and what it means for the Mets at the start of the 2022 MLB 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

The New York Mets have a talented infield that is headlined by star players with Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso. Jeff McNeil needs to bounceback for this infield to really meet their ceiling, but if he does, do the Mets have the best infield in this division? Host Ryan Finkelstein dives into the numbers across the NL East to see where the Mets rank, particularly compared to the Atlanta Braves, who feature an infield with stars like Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies and Austin Riley. Ryan also closes the show breaking down the importance of the Mets getting off to a fast start to their season, as they look to get out ahead of the Braves in the standings early. 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