{"podcast":{"title":"Locked On Pirates - Daily Podcast On The Pittsburgh Pirates","slug":"locked-on-pirates-daily-podcast-on-the-pittsburgh-pirates-63933","podcast_index_feed_id":63933,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/z3NI6hOx","website_url":"https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-pirates/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ca178804-c720-476f-9857-ad70690e8c6a/2cab38d9-c9b3-4276-a749-f55220662add/3000x3000/uploads-2f1552678703350-zocgph5npv9-17b26d8b6719b088db2f96353560e458-2flocked-on-pirates-podcast-bg-new.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Locked On Podcast Network","episode_count":500,"summary":"Locked On Pirates podcast is your daily ticket to stay ahead of the game and the first to know the latest news, analysis, and insider info for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Major League Baseball. Hosted by Ethan Smith, a writer for Inside the Bucs, the Locked On Pirates podcast provides your daily Pirates fix with expert, local analysis, and coverage of all aspects of the Pirates franchise. Locked On Pirates takes you beyond the scoreboard for the inside scoops on the biggest stories from within the Pirates locker room and all over MLB. The Locked On Pirates podcast is part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T22:17:50.078906+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-pirates-daily-podcast-on-the-pittsburgh-pirates-63933"},"episode":{"title":"ASCENT: Pittsburgh Pirates Offense DEFIES Expectations With Griffin, Gonzales, and Horowitz","slug":"ascent-pittsburgh-pirates-offense-defies-expectations-with-griffin-gonzales-and-horowitz","published_at":"2026-05-21T13:50:31+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-pirates-daily-podcast-on-the-pittsburgh-pirates-63933/ascent-pittsburgh-pirates-offense-defies-expectations-with-griffin-gonzales-and-horowitz","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-pirates-daily-podcast-on-the-pittsburgh-pirates-63933","url":"https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-pirates/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/c332f6/lockedon.simplecastaudio.com/ca178804-c720-476f-9857-ad70690e8c6a/episodes/af98bb26-25e7-42a5-be9b-847a846a4c3e/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=ca178804-c720-476f-9857-ad70690e8c6a&awEpisodeId=af98bb26-25e7-42a5-be9b-847a846a4c3e&feed=z3NI6hOx","summary":"Pittsburgh Pirates silenced the St. Louis Cardinals with a 7-0 bounceback win—are they quietly boasting one of MLB's best offenses? Gary Morgan examines powerful nights from Konnor Griffin, Nick Gonzales, and Spencer Horowitz, plus analyzes Don Kelly’s latest lineup changes that balanced contact, power, and pressure atop the order. Key topics include the Pirates’ surprising rankings in OPS, walks, and stolen bases, the depth of lineup production with seven players topping 20 RBIs, and whether bullpen woes—not struggling bats like Henry Davis or Marcell Ozuna—are holding this club back. The mailbag covers bullpen usage planning, the potential impact of adding a lefty starter like Hunter Barco, future outfield logjams with Esmerlyn Valdez, and the ceiling of this surging Pirates offense. Can Pittsburgh harness its relentless attack and clean up its bullpen to become true NL contenders?","meta_description":"Pittsburgh Pirates silenced the St. Louis Cardinals with a 7-0 bounceback win—are they quietly boasting one of MLB's best offenses? Gary Morgan examines p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2208,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/locked-on-pirates-daily-podcast-on-the-pittsburgh-pirates-63933/episodes/ascent-pittsburgh-pirates-offense-defies-expectations-with-griffin-gonzales-and-horowitz/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-pirates-daily-podcast-on-the-pittsburgh-pirates-63933/ascent-pittsburgh-pirates-offense-defies-expectations-with-griffin-gonzales-and-horowitz.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}