Bustin’ Loose Baseball

Episode 153, FULL SHOW -- Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer are back to put a bow on the Washington Nationals 2024 season, looking back at stand out performances, and discussing whether the organization hit its goals for the season while developing some of their top prospects and young pitching staff; Now that we've looked back at the 2024 season that was, Grant & Tobi look ahead to what should be a big offseason of decisions for the Nationals organization. Will they look to spend money to take the next step towards competing in the National League, or will they continue to rely on youth to develop to move the organization forward? Plus, Grant & Tobi make their picks for who they think will win the 2024 World Series.

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Episode 153, Segment 1 -- Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer are back to put a bow on the Washington Nationals 2024 season, looking back at stand out performances, and discussing whether the organization hit its goals for the season while developing some of their top prospects and young pitching staff.

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Episode 153, Segment 2 -- Now that we've looked back at the 2024 season that was, Grant & Tobi look ahead to what should be a big offseason of decisions for the Nationals organization. Will they look to spend money to take the next step towards competing in the National League, or will they continue to rely on youth to develop to move the organization forward? Plus, Grant & Tobi make their picks for who they think will win the 2024 World Series.

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Episode 152, FULL SHOW -- Tobi Altizer is joined by Bobby Blanco of MASN Sports to talk about the demotion of CJ Abrams, and to look ahead to what's next for the Washington Nationals as they enter the final series of the 2024 regular season.

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Episode 151, BONUS SEGMENT -- News broke on Saturday morning that All-Star SS CJ Abrams has been demoted to Triple-A Rochester, being replaced on the Major League roster by INF Trey Lipscomb. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer discuss what this means for the future of the Nats young star and whether or not this puts his next steps in his development at a crossroads. Plus, hear from Manager Davey Martinez on the reasoning behind his demotion.

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Episode 151, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals Low-A Affiliate won their league championship on Wednesday Night, winning for the first time since 2014. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer discuss the milestone feat for the organization, and breakdown the great season by Pitcher of the Year RHP Travis Sykora, who led the team to victory in the deciding game for the Championship; Grant & Tobi go through some of the other contributors to the Fredericksburg Nationals championship run, including Seaver King and Alex Clemmey. And we look ahead to where the Nats fall in potential draft positioning for the 2025 MLB Draft; Back at the Major League level, despite overall team struggles over the past week, one bright spot has been the resurgence of All-Star SS CJ Abrams. Grant & Tobi look at his offensive output since his return from injury and how a strong performance in the final weeks should bode well Abrams’ confidence. Plus, RHP Trevor Williams returns to the rotation on Friday. What does a 6-man rotation do for the young pitchers in the Nats Pitching staff as we close the season out?

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Episode 151, Segment 1 -- The Nationals Low-A Affiliate won their league championship on Wednesday Night, winning for the first time since 2014. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer discuss the milestone feat for the organization, and breakdown the great season by Pitcher of the Year RHP Travis Sykora, who led the team to victory in the deciding game for the Championship.

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Episode 151, Segment 2 -- Grant & Tobi go through some of the other contributors to the Fredericksburg Nationals championship run, including Seaver King and Alex Clemmey. And we look ahead to where the Nats fall in potential draft positioning for the 2025 MLB Draft.

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Episode 151, Segment 3 -- Back at the Major League level, despite overall team struggles over the past week, one bright spot has been the resurgence of All-Star SS CJ Abrams. Grant & Tobi look at his offensive output since his return from injury and how a strong performance in the final weeks should bode well Abrams' confidence. Plus, RHP Trevor Williams returns to the rotation on Friday. What does a 6-man rotation do for the young pitchers in the Nats Pitching staff as we close the season out?

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Episode 150, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals continued their dominance over the 2024 Miami Marlins, taking 3 of 4 in a weekend series at Nationals Park. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer recap the weekend that was, including James Wood's first 2-HR game on Sunday; Grant & Tobi look back at some of the quality pitching performances from the weekend series versus the Marlins, including another encouraging start for MacKenzie Gore, and the emergence of DJ Herz. Plus, details on the Fredericksburg Nationals as they are playing for the Low-A Championship this week.

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