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Patrick Corbin & The Rangers Come to Town Jun 06, 2025

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Episode 185, Segment 3 -- The Nationals wrap up their homestand with a 3-game weekend series versus the Texas Rangers. Grant & Tobi look ahead to the return of 2019 World Series Champion Patrick Corbin, who is having a surprising resurgent season for the Rangers.

Success Out West; Ken Rosenthal Dissects the Nats; Path to the Draft Jun 02, 2025

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Episode 184, FULL SHOW -- The Nats are returning home after winning a pair of series out west versus the Mariners and Diamondbacks. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer recap a successful west coast road trip where James Wood's stock continues to rise, Josh Bell's bat heats up, and the bullpen continues to solidify itself with the recent performances from some of their young arms; Late last week, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports and The Athletic released an article where he dissected the Nationals organization and tried to assess where the team was in the years following trading Juan Soto. Grant & Tobi give their thoughts on Rosenthal's article and discuss why the article may have been released a year too late when compared to how the Nationals look in recent weeks; Grant & Tobi dive into some of the best performances from the Nationals Minor League system, including a ridiculous start to the season for top pitching prospect Travis Sykora, highlights from Alex Clemmey and Brady House, and more. Then, Grant & Tobi give their first look ahead to next month’s MLB Draft, where the Nationals hold the number 1 overall pick. Is Ethan Holliday a lock to be picked at the top of the draft?

Success Out West Jun 02, 2025

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Episode 184, Segment 1 -- The Nats are returning home after winning a pair of series out west versus the Mariners and Diamondbacks. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer recap a successful west coast road trip where James Wood's stock continues to rise, Josh Bell's bat heats up, and the bullpen continues to solidify itself with the recent performances from some of their young arms.

Ken Rosenthal Dissects the Nats Jun 02, 2025

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Episode 184, Segment 2 -- Late last week, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports and The Athletic released an article where he dissected the Nationals organization and tried to assess where the team was in the years following trading Juan Soto. Grant & Tobi give their thoughts on Rosenthal's article and discuss why the article may have been released a year too late when compared to how the Nationals look in recent weeks.

Path to the Draft Jun 02, 2025

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Episode 184, Segment 3 -- Grant & Tobi dive into some of the best performances from the Nationals Minor League system, including a ridiculous start to the season for top pitching prospect Travis Sykora, highlights from Alex Clemmey and Brady House, and more. Then, Grant & Tobi give their first look ahead to next month’s MLB Draft, where the Nationals hold the number 1 overall pick. Is Ethan Holliday a lock to be picked at the top of the draft?

Pitching Strides; Fast Track to the Majors; Talking with Daylen Lile & MacKenzie Gore May 27, 2025

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Episode 183, FULL SHOW -- Despite the series loss to the San Francisco Giants over the weekend, the Nationals pitching staff impressed over the weekend, with 3 quality starts and solid performances out of the bullpen. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer breakdown the weekend that was, which featured 8 shutout innings from Jake Irvin, a surprising hot streak from a young arm in the bullpen, and more; Following the Major League debut of Robert Hassell III on Thursday, his former teammate at Rochester, OF Daylen Lile made his Major League debut on Friday. Grant & Tobi breakdown the expectations for Lile, plus look at scenarios of what happens when Dylan Crews and Jacob Young return from their injuries; With Daylen Lile's arrival to the Major Leagues, we wanted to throwback to our interview with Daylen Lile back in West Palm Beach when Bustin' Loose Baseball visited Nationals Spring Training. Then, hear from MacKenzie Gore as Tobi Altizer caught up with him after his Friday start where he threw 6 Innings of 1-run ball.

Pitching Strides May 27, 2025

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Episode 183, Segment 1 -- Despite the series loss to the San Francisco Giants over the weekend, the Nationals pitching staff impressed over the weekend, with 3 quality starts and solid performances out of the bullpen. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer breakdown the weekend that was, which featured 8 shutout innings from Jake Irvin, a surprising hot streak from a young arm in the bullpen, and more.

Fast Track to the Majors May 27, 2025

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Episode 183, Segment 2 -- Following the Major League debut of Robert Hassell III on Thursday, his former teammate at Rochester, OF Daylen Lile made his Major League debut on Friday. Grant & Tobi breakdown the expectations for Lile, plus look at scenarios of what happens when Dylan Crews and Jacob Young return from their injuries.

Talking with Daylen Lile & MacKenzie Gore May 27, 2025

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Episode 183, Segment 3 -- With Daylen Lile's arrival to the Major Leagues, we wanted to throwback to our interview with Daylen Lile back in West Palm Beach when Bustin' Loose Baseball visited Nationals Spring Training. Then, hear from MacKenzie Gore as Tobi Altizer caught up with him after his Friday start where he threw 6 Innings of 1-run ball.

Welcome to the Show Bobby Barrels; Revenge on the Braves; Robert Hassell III Interview May 23, 2025

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Episode 182, FULL SHOW -- With injuries in the outfield to Dylan Crews and Jacob Young, the Nationals were forced to turn to their Minor League system for help. And there was no better place to turn to as their Top Outfield prospect, Robert Hassell III joined the team on Thursday to make his Major League Debut. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer look back as his dazzling first night as a member of the big-league roster and set the expectations for what he will provide to the lineup, and what the lineup could look like once Crews and Young are healthy again; After losing 3 of 4 in Atlanta last week, the Nationals were able to bounce back against the division rivals with a two-game sweep at home this week. Grant & Tobi highlight some of the best performances from the two-game set as they look toward finishing their homestand strong when the Giants come to town; We throw back to our interview with Robert Hassell III from Spring Training, where he established himself as a player to watch out for in 2025 with a hot start to his 2025 campaign. Enjoy this interview from March with the Nationals top Outfield prospect.

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