SeasonArc
A personalized MLB game-recap audio companion that turns every box score into a 2-minute story about your team's season narrative, not just a score.
casual MLB fans who follow one team but can't watch every game
- Two-minute AI-narrated game recaps with player storyline threads
- Season-arc tracker that connects today's game to the team's larger story (playoff push, slumps, rookie breakouts)
- Push notifications the moment a game ends with the one plotline that matters
- Audio mode for commutes and workouts
With the MLB season in full swing and 200+ searches for marquee matchups like D-backs vs Dodgers, fans want quick context-rich recaps without sitting through a full highlight reel.
Audio sports-recap demand is large in aggregate (Locked On reaches ~90M monthly listens across all team pods) but the cited 200+ searches for a single marquee matchup is a tiny signal, and demand for a 'season narrative' framing specifically is unproven.StreetInsider.com - Locked On Podcast Network Approaches One Billion Listens ↗
Market is not wide open: MLB.com already ships 'My Daily Story' (Google Cloud AI, personalized daily recaps by favorite team) and Fan Frames (personalized text/audio/image highlights), and Locked On produces a daily podcast for every MLB team.My Daily Story powered by Google Cloud - MLB.com ↗Fan Frames - Personalized Fan Highlights | Devpost ↗
Sports subscription apps can monetize, but free Locked On team pods, free MLB.com recaps, and free highlight reels set a $0 anchor; Softjourn explicitly warns subscriptions fail when free alternatives exist, making $5-10/mo hard to justify for casual fans.Sports App Monetization: Building a Revenue Model That Lasts - Softjourn ↗
Audio recap habit is durable (Locked On thriving 10 years), but MLB is a 6-month season with a long off-season tail; 'season narrative' framing improves off-season replay value but core demand drops ~5x in winter.Home - Locked On Podcast Network ↗
MVP is trivial: MLB Stats API + an off-the-shelf TTS (ElevenLabs/Cartesia) + a daily cron could ship in days; the only real work is editorial framing and prompt design, not engineering.