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Bustin’ Loose Baseball

The Bustin’ Loose Baseball, Podcast hosted by Grant Paulsen and Tobi Altizer, is your must have place for Washington Nationals news, talk, analysis and debate.
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Episodes

Trade Deadline Looms; J.J. Cooper; Minor League Roundup

Episode 24, FULL SHOW -- With only a few days left before the MLB Trade Deadline, teams around the league are ringing the phone off the hook at the Nationals offices. Grant and Danny discuss how likely it is that a deal is made by the deadline (3:00), and what other Nats we could see traded away by August 2nd (27:00). If the Nats do end up trading Juan Soto, who are some of the big name prospects that we could expect to see exchanged for the All-Star? J.J. Cooper of Baseball America joins the sh...

Jul 29, 202259 minSeason 1Ep. 24

Trade Deadline Looms

Episode 24, Segment 1 -- With only a few days left before the MLB Trade Deadline, teams around the league are ringing the phone off the hook at the Nationals offices. Grant and Danny discuss how likely it is that a deal is made by the deadline, and what other Nats we could see traded away by August 2nd. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 29, 202231 minSeason 1Ep. 24

J.J. Cooper of Baseball America

Episode 24, Segment 2 -- If the Nats do end up trading Juan Soto, who are some of the big name prospects that we could expect to see exchanged for the All-Star? J.J. Cooper of Baseball America joins the show to highlight prospects from the Dodgers, Cardinals, Yankees and more! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 29, 202223 minSeason 1Ep. 24

Minor League Roundup

Episode 24, Segment 3 -- Grant and Danny close out this edition of Bustin' Loose Baseball by checking in on the numbers for some of the hot prospects in the Nationals Minor League system. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 29, 20227 minSeason 1Ep. 24

Jim Bowden on Juan Soto

Episode 23, BONUS SEGMENT -- Former GM and Current MLB Analyst Jim Bowden joined the Grant and Danny Show on 106.7 The Fan and provided gave his thoughts on the inevitability that Juan Soto will be traded by August 2nd. He also provided some insight on why the Nats shouldn't attach Patrick Corbin in a Soto Deal, which teams he would prefer to deal with, and why the potential new owner of the Nats likely prefers Soto to be gone before taking on the Nationals Franchise. To learn more about listene...

Jul 26, 202221 minSeason 1Ep. 23

The Juan Soto Saga Continues; Kevin Blackistone

Episode 23, FULL SHOW -- Grant Paulsen is back from Los Angeles to give his reactions to all of the buzz surrounding Juan Soto. Will he be traded before the August 2nd deadline? What could a potential deal look like? Would any trade be enough to satisfy fans? Grant and Danny break down the continuation of the Juan Soto saga (3:00). Then, Kevin Blackistone of ESPN and the Washington Post joins Bustin' Loose Baseball to detail his latest article, where he asks why Nats fans should stick around if ...

Jul 25, 20221 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 23

The Juan Soto Saga Continues

Episode 23, Segment 1 -- Grant Paulsen is back from Los Angeles to give his reactions to all the buzz surrounding Juan Soto. Will he be traded before the August 2nd deadline? What could a potential deal look like? Would any trade be enough to satisfy fans? Grant and Danny break down the continuation of the Juan Soto saga. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/a...

Jul 25, 202236 minSeason 1Ep. 23

Kevin Blackistone

Episode 23, Segment 2 -- Kevin Blackistone of ESPN and the Washington Post joins Bustin' Loose Baseball to detail his latest article, where he asks why Nats fans should stick around if the team moves on from Juan Soto. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 25, 202220 minSeason 1Ep. 23

Final Thoughts

Episode 23, Segment 3 -- Grant and Danny give their final thoughts on Kevin Blackistone's article, and where the Juan Soto saga goes over the next couple of weeks. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 25, 20223 minSeason 1Ep. 23

The Summer of Soto; Barry Svrluga

Episode 22, FULL SHOW -- As the week has gone on and the All-Star Week festivities have passed, more details continue to emerge around the leaked contract talks between Juan Soto and the Nationals. Danny breaks down the latest details (2:00). Barry Svrluga of The Washington Post joined Danny on the Grant & Danny Show this week to discuss how the Nationals got to this point with Juan Soto, and how this ultimately will effect the fan base and the franchise going forward (34:00). To learn more ...

Jul 20, 202256 minSeason 1Ep. 22

The Summer of Soto

Episode 22, Segment 1 -- As the week has gone on and the All-Star Week festivities have passed, more details continue to emerge around the leaked contract talks between Juan Soto and the Nationals. Danny breaks down the latest details. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 20, 202233 minSeason 1Ep. 22

Barry Svrluga

Episode 22, Segment 2 -- Barry Svrluga of The Washington Post joined Danny on the Grant & Danny Show this week to discuss how the Nationals got to this point with Juan Soto, and how this ultimately will effect the fan base and the franchise going forward. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 20, 202220 minSeason 1Ep. 22

What Lies Ahead?

Episode 22, Segment 3 -- Danny closes out the show with what lies ahead in these next couple of weeks for the Nationals. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 20, 20222 minSeason 1Ep. 22

The Soto Podcast; Britt Ghiroli; How Does It End?

Episode 21, Segment 1 -- With news breaking over the weekend that Nats All-Star OF Juan Soto declined the teams most recent offer of $440 Million over 15 years, Danny Rouhier reacts to the fallout and tries to make sense of this time of despair for the franchise (2:00). Then, Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic wrote that trading Juan Soto is inevitable at this point. She joined Danny on Monday's Grant & Danny Show to detail her story (31:00). Danny and Darris predict how long the Juan Soto saga c...

Jul 19, 202258 minSeason 1Ep. 21

The Soto Podcast

Episode 21, Segment 1 -- With news breaking over the weekend that Nats All-Star OF Juan Soto declined the teams most recent offer of $440 Million over 15 years, Danny Rouhier reacts to the fallout and tries to make sense of this time of despair for the franchise. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 18, 202231 minSeason 1Ep. 21

Britt Ghiroli

Episode 21, Segment 2 -- Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic wrote that trading Juan Soto is inevitable at this point. She joined Danny on Monday's Grant & Danny Show to detail her story. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 18, 202218 minSeason 1Ep. 21

How Does This End?

Episode 21, Segment 3 -- Danny and Darris predict how long the Juan Soto saga could go on, and what the end of it could look like. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 18, 20229 minSeason 1Ep. 21

Let's Play Two; Steve Bernhardt; Teddy Cahill

Episode 20, FULL SHOW -- The Nats drop both ends of Wednesday's double-header with Seattle. Grant and Danny breakdown their takeaways from the twin bill, including Juan Soto continuing to heat up, and how important Erick Fedde is to the pitching rotation going forward (2:00). Our draft week coverage continues as Steve Bernhardt joins Bustin' Loose Baseball to provide info on the top high school prospects available in the 2022 MLB Draft, and if the Nationals could be targeting any of the young st...

Jul 14, 202257 minSeason 1Ep. 20

Let's Play Two

Episode 20, Segment 1 -- The Nats drop both ends of Wednesday's double-header with Seattle. Grant and Danny breakdown their takeaways from the twin bill, including Juan Soto continuing to heat up, and how important Erick Fedde is to the pitching rotation going forward. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 14, 202210 minSeason 1Ep. 20

Steve Bernhardt

Episode 20, Segment 2 -- Our draft week coverage continues as Steve Bernhardt joins Bustin' Loose Baseball to provide info on the top high school prospects available in the 2022 MLB Draft, and if the Nationals could be targeting any of the young stars of the future. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 14, 202224 minSeason 1Ep. 20

Teddy Cahill

Episode 20, Segment 3 -- After getting insight on some of the best high school prospects in this weekends draft, Grant and Danny chat with Teddy Cahill of Baseball America to get insight on the best college prospects to look out for. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 14, 202222 minSeason 1Ep. 20

Hey Now, Juan's An All-Star; Eric Longenhagen; Keith Law

Episode 19, FULL SHOW -- Juan Soto has been named to the NL All-Star Team for the 2nd straight year in his young career. Grant and Danny breakdown why Soto is having a better year than you think (2:00), and how Josh Bell can potentially still make his way onto the All-Star Roster (12:00). Plus, G&D hand out their mid-season awards for the Nats (15:30). Then, FanGraphs Lead Prospect Analyst Eric Longenhagen stops by Bustin' Loose Baseball to detail his article on the weaknesses of the Nationa...

Jul 11, 20221 hr 10 minSeason 1Ep. 19

Hey Now, Juan's an All-Star

Episode 19, Segment 1 -- Juan Soto has been named to the NL All-Star Team for the 2nd straight year in his young career. Grant and Danny breakdown why Soto is having a better year than you think, and how Josh Bell can potentially still make his way onto the All-Star Roster. Plus, G&D hand out their mid-season awards for the Nats. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastc...

Jul 11, 202223 minSeason 1Ep. 19

Eric Longenhagen

Episode 19, Segment 2 -- FanGraphs Lead Prospect Analyst Eric Longenhagen stops by Bustin' Loose Baseball to detail his article on the weaknesses of the Nationals Minor League system, and spotlight some of the top prospects in this weekends MLB Draft. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 11, 202227 minSeason 1Ep. 19

Keith Law

Episode 19, Segment 3 -- Keith Law of The Athletic joins Bustin' Loose Baseball to provide insight on his latest Mock Draft ahead of the 2022 MLB Draft this coming weekend. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 11, 202220 minSeason 1Ep. 19

Fixing the System; All Aboard the Gray Train; Fair or Foul

Episode 18, Segment 1 -- FanGraphs reviewed the Nationals Minor League system, and ranked only one player in their above average category. With the MLB Draft on the horizon, Danny Rouhier takes a look at 1st round draft picks of the Nationals past and why this year's draft is as important as ever to replenish a talent-laden system (2:00). Following a career performance on Wednesday night in Philadelphia, Josiah Gray's development this season has been a treat to watch. Danny explains how Gray is ...

Jul 07, 202243 minSeason 1Ep. 18

Fixing the System

Episode 18, Segment 1 -- FanGraphs reviewed the Nationals Minor League system, and ranked only one player in their above average category. With the MLB Draft on the horizon, Danny Rouhier takes a look at 1st round draft picks of the Nationals past and why this year's draft is as important as ever to replenish a talent-laden system. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastcho...

Jul 07, 202219 minSeason 1Ep. 18

All Aboard the Gray Train

Episode 18, Segment 2 -- Following a career performance on Wednesday night in Philadelphia, Josiah Gray's development this season has been a treat to watch. Danny explains how Gray is making adjustments and pushing to be a top of the rotation starter for years to come. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 07, 20227 minSeason 1Ep. 18

Fair or Foul

Episode 18, Segment 3 -- Danny plays a game of 'Fair or Foul' with Producer Darris, featuring burning questions revolving around the Nats. We close out this episode of Bustin' Loose Baseball with your 5-star reviews. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 07, 202216 minSeason 1Ep. 18

A Renaissance and a Man Down; No More Fish; The Bell Keeps on Ringing

Episode 17, FULL SHOW -- Patrick Corbin has put together another set of back to back quality starts. While he may have found a groove, Grant and Danny break down why Corbin remains far from his 2019 form (5:00). Then, following a rough outing vs the Marlins, Jackson Tetreault found himself on the Injured List earlier this week. What does this mean for Tetreault and the rotation going forward? (15:00). After another sweep by the Marlins, Grant and Danny try to figure out why exactly Miami have th...

Jul 06, 202246 minSeason 1Ep. 17
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