Welcome to Locked on MLB, your daily national podcast covering Major League Baseball as part of the Locked on Podcast Network hosted by Tommy Stokke.
James Paxton threw a no-hitter on Tuesday for the Seattle Mariners in a 5-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, making it the third no-hitter thrown this season and it's only May 9. Does that mean, as some have suggested, that no-hitters are losing their aura? We don't think so and explain why no matter how many times hitters are striking out, the no-hitter is still special. 
Segment 2 looks at the trade between the New York Mets and Cincinnti Reds sending Matt Harvey to the Reds and Devin Mesoraco to the Mets. For the Mets, they're getting a player at a position of need and the cost is a player they were willing to dump for nothing. It's hard to find something wrong with the trade from their perspective. But what about the Reds? Does this make sense for them?
Finally, we look at the continued battle on the west coast between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers, albeit a one-sided battle thus far. The Dodgers wasted a good opportunity to build something positive last night. Will they be able to turn it around now that they don't play Arizona until August?
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