Bustin’ Loose Baseball

Episode 266, FULL SHOW -- BLB is back as the Nats look to wrap up a 4-game home series versus the Marlins. Tobi Altizer & Grant Paulsen breakdown the CJ Abrams long awaited debut at second base, Dylan Crews' securing the Nats first Walk-Off win of the season, and the emergence of Andrew Alvarez after a stellar month of August from the young left hander. Plus, Cade Cavalli joined The Grant & Danny Show in studio last week to discuss his breakout season in his first full year as a starter.

Episode 265, FULL SHOW -- Unfortunately for the Nats as of late, things haven't quite been about wins and losses as the season has gotten away from them amid injuries and trades. But the two biggest storylines in recent weeks revolve around two of the cornerstones of the franchise at the moment. One of those is CJ Abrams and the recent announcement that he will be converting to Second Base at some point for the remainder of the season. Tobi Altizer discusses why the Nats chose to make this move at this time and why it may have been an inevitable career path after his struggles in the field at Shortstop. And hear from Spencer Nusbaum of The Athletic, who wrote more on the discussion revolving around the move for Abrams. Then, Tobi dives into the other big storyline, which is the continued breakout season for SP Cade Cavalli, who dazzled once again on the mound versus the Rangers this week. Hear from Nats Pitching Coach Simon Mathews on Cade Cavalli's demeanor and what makes him the Ace that he is becoming.

Episode 264, FULL SHOW -- The Nats lost a home series versus the Chicago Cubs, but Cade Cavalli dominated in the series finale, carrying a No-Hitter into the 7th inning. Tobi Altizer & Grant Paulsen breakdown how Cade Cavalli has pushed himself to the forefront of the rotation in his first full season as a starter. Plus, the platoon at 1st base is putting up gaudy numbers since Luis Garcia Jr. was traded away. And we check-in on who's hot in the Nats Minor League system.

Episode 263, FULL SHOW -- After a dreadful 8 game road trip through two division teams, the Nats returned home for a weekend series vs the Reds and it appeared to be just what the doctor ordered. Tobi Altizer & Producer Darris Dameron recap the Nats first home sweep of the year, which featured an offense that's regaining its confidence, a much improved bullpen, and Daylen Lile's continued dominance over Cincinnati. Then, hear from RHP Cade Cavalli as Tobi Altizer caught up with him after his start to open the series. And there was a big promotion at the Minor League level this past weekend, as a well as an impressive organizational debut from a recently acquired starting pitcher.

Episode 262, FULL SHOW -- The MLB Trade Deadline has come and gone and the Washington Nationals remained active through the final moments on Monday evening. After being just over a week out from trading away INF Curtis Mead, Paul Toboni and the Nationals would go on to deal away 1B Luis Garcia Jr, LHP Foster Griffin, and OF Christian Franklin each in separate deals. Hear from Tobi Altizer and Grant Paulsen as they hosted on 106.7 The Fan in DC on Monday afternoon and provided their thoughts and insight on the return packages in each deal and assess the future of the organization after the deals. Plus, MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis joined Tobi and Grant to provide his analysis on some of the biggest trades that happened on Monday and the quality of the return that the Nats got from the Yankees after dealing Luis Garcia Jr.