Episode 69, Segment 3 -- Keith Law of The Athletic joined Tobi Altizer on 106.7 The Fan over the weekend to discuss the state of the Nationals with as Dylan Crews and the entire 2023 draft class now in the fold. Plus, he provided his thoughts on current young players, including the recent surge by CJ Abrams.

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Episode 68, FULL SHOW -- Jeimer Candelario returned to the lineup after missing a couple of games with a wrist injury, and he picked up where he left off. The Nats 3B continues to slug, and appears to be the top position player candidate to be traded. Grant & Tobi open up this episode of Bustin' Loose Baseball discussing the expectation that Candelario could be gone well before the trade deadline, but could be primed to return to the roster again in 2024 as a free agent. (2:00) Plus, Grant & Tobi are excited to see SS CJ Abrams putting his speed to use, and strike some similarities in his game to a former Nationals Shortstop (15:30); After various solid stretches throughout the first half of the season, where it seemed the bullpen could hold itself together, the opening road trip post All-Star Break has proved that isn't quite the case, and that it may only get worse. Grant & Tobi discuss why the trade deadline will be the key for what to expect from the Nats relievers, as they scramble to find arms to help finish games in 2023 (25:00); A couple of the Nats top prospects received promotions this week, as 3B Brady House moves up to Double-A, and OF Daylen Lile moves up to High-A. Tobi details seeing Brady House in action in his Double-A debut earlier this week, and breakdown what the promotion means for the young Infielder's timeline (35:00). Plus, Grant and Tobi talk about the internet's latest obsession, The Immaculate Grid (46:00).

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Episode 68, Segment 1 -- Jeimer Candelario returned to the lineup after missing a couple of games with a wrist injury, and he picked up where he left off. The Nats 3B continues to slug, and appears to be the top position player candidate to be traded. Grant & Tobi open up this episode of Bustin' Loose Baseball discussing the expectation that Candelario could be gone well before the trade deadline, but could be primed to return to the roster again in 2024 as a free agent. Plus, Grant & Tobi are excited to see SS CJ Abrams putting his speed to use, and strike some similarities in his game to a former Nationals Shortstop.

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Episode 68, Segment 2 -- After various solid stretches throughout the first half of the season, where it seemed the bullpen could hold itself together, the opening road trip post All-Star Break has proved that isn't quite the case, and that it may only get worse. Grant & Tobi discuss why the trade deadline will be the key for what to expect from the Nats relievers, as they scramble to find arms to help finish games in 2023.

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Episode 68, Segment 3 -- A couple of the Nats top prospects received promotions this week, as 3B Brady House moves up to Double-A, and OF Daylen Lile moves up to High-A. Tobi details seeing Brady House in action in his Double-A debut earlier this week, and breakdown what the promotion means for the young Infielder's timeline. Plus, Grant and Tobi talk about the internet's latest obsession, The Immaculate Grid.

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Episode 67, FULL SHOW -- Right before the All-Star Break, Nationals Manager Davey Martinez made the move to slide SS CJ Abrams up to the top of the batting order, and so far, it has paid off. CJ Abrams has been hot since moving into the leadoff spot, landing him an NL Player of the Week Award (award was announced after the taping of this podcast). Grant & Tobi analyze CJ Abrams' recent breakout and his outlook as the leadoff hitter potentially for the remainder of the season; As the Nats jump into their post All-Star Break schedule, Grant & Tobi discuss which Nats they are watching to have key performances and development in the proverbial second half of the season. Plus, which players they expect will be increasing their trade value as the trade deadline approaches toward the end of the month; Keith Law covers the MLB for The Athletic and joined Grant Paulsen and Danny Rouhier on 106.7 The Fan to talk about the Nationals addition of Dylan Crews, and take a look back at the haul from the Juan Soto trade that took place just about a year ago.

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Episode 67, Segment 1 -- Right before the All-Star Break, Nationals Manager Davey Martinez made the move to slide SS CJ Abrams up to the top of the batting order, and so far, it has paid off. CJ Abrams has been hot since moving into the leadoff spot, landing him an NL Player of the Week Award (award was announced after the taping of this podcast). Grant & Tobi analyze CJ Abrams' recent breakout and his outlook as the leadoff hitter potentially for the remainder of the season.

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Episode 67, Segment 2 -- As the Nats jump into their post All-Star Break schedule, Grant & Tobi discuss which Nats they are watching to have key performances and development in the proverbial second half of the season. Plus, which players they expect will be increasing their trade value as the trade deadline approaches toward the end of the month.

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Episode 67, Segment 3 -- Keith Law covers the MLB for The Athletic and joined Grant Paulsen and Danny Rouhier on 106.7 The Fan to talk about the Nationals addition of Dylan Crews, and take a look back at the haul from the Juan Soto trade that took place just about a year ago.

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Episode 66, FULL SHOW -- As the 2023 MLB Draft has come to an end, the Washington Nationals got their guy. LSU's star Outfielder Dylan Crews was selected by the Nats with the #2 overall pick, and the fans and the organization couldn't be more ecstatic for the new slugger. Grant and Tobi look ahead to what the addition of Dylan Crews means for the organization's plan, and predict what level he will begin his professional baseball career; The Nationals have been lauded for the top of their 2023 MLB Draft class as they snagged 3 of the top 40 ranked players in their first three picks. Grant and Tobi breakdown what to know about the latest additions to the Nationals farm system and highlight some of the most intriguing picks from the later rounds; The Nationals had two representatives in the MLB All-Star Futures game to kick off the All-Star Week festivities, but it was Brady House who put on a show in all facets to introduce him to the national baseball world. Grant recaps his experience seeing James Wood and Brady House at the All-Star Futures game, as well as his time at the Homerun Derby. Then we close out this episode of Bustin Loose Baseball with two major developments as the Nats closed out their first half with a series win over the Rangers - Did Meneses find his power stroke again? And is CJ Abrams your official new leadoff hitter?

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