Episode 102, Segment 3 -- This week, the Nationals return to DC for an exhibition game that will put the potential future stars on display in front of a home crowd as the Nationals present "On Deck: Nationals Futures Game". Grant & Tobi get you ready for the final exhibition before the regular season starts, plus highlight some other news and notes about some of the rest of the top prospects across Major League Baseball. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: http...
Mar 25, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Episode 101, FULL SHOW -- Major League Baseball put their bright young talent around the league on display with a series of matchups between teams top prospects. The Nats sent out a roster full of their Top 30 prospects, and plenty of them left big impressions. Grant & Tobi revisit last weeks Spring Breakout game and highlight the best performances from the Nats young talent; Grant & Tobi take a look at some of the biggest storylines revolving around the Nats Big League Camp, including t...
Mar 21, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Episode 101, Segment 1 -- Major League Baseball put their bright young talent around the league on display with a series of matchups between teams top prospects. The Nats sent out a roster full of their Top 30 prospects, and plenty of them left big impressions. Grant & Tobi revisit last weeks Spring Breakout game and highlight the best performances from the Nats young talent. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn mor...
Mar 21, 2024•9 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Episode 101, Segment 2 -- Grant & Tobi take a look at some of the biggest storylines revolving around the Nats Big League Camp, including the chances that INF Trey Lipscomb could be making a big push to making the Opening Day Roster, why OF James Wood may start the season in the Minor Leagues, and if you should be concerned about struggles for OF Dylan Crews and 1B Joey Gallo. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn mo...
Mar 21, 2024•21 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Episode 100, FULL SHOW -- Bustin' Loose Baseball has made it to Episode 100! If you've been listening from the beginning, we thank you for doing so. If you just found us recently, welcome aboard! What better way to celebrate our 100th episode of BLB than with a Top Prospect Extravaganza -- Featuring interviews from several of the Nats Top 30 Prospects as ranked by MLB.com. Grant & Tobi open Episode 100 with some quick hits on the latest moves the Nats have made. Then, hear interviews from #2...
Mar 14, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Episode 100, Segment 1 -- Bustin' Loose Baseball has made it to Episode 100! If you've been listening from the beginning, we thank you for doing so. If you just found us recently, welcome aboard! What better way to celebrate our 100th episode of BLB than with a Top Prospect Extravaganza -- Featuring interviews from several of the Nats Top 30 Prospects as ranked by MLB.com. Grant & Tobi open Episode 100 with some quick hits on the latest moves the Nats have made. Then, hear interviews from #2...
Mar 14, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Episode 100, Segment 2 -- Grant & Tobi caught up with a trio of Top Prospect pitchers during their field trip to Nationals Spring Training, including RHPs Cade Cavalli (#4) and Cole Henry (#25) who detail their recoveries from injuries, plus RHP Jackson Rutledge (#15) who made several starts for the Nats late in the 2023 season and is poised to build on his Major League experience. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Lea...
Mar 14, 2024•22 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Episode 100, Segment 3 -- We round out our Prospect Extravaganza episode with interviews from 2023 3rd Round Pick RHP Travis Sykora, 2023 2nd Round Pick 3B Yohandy Morales, & the #18 Prospect in the Nationals system OF Jacob Young, who made his debut for the big league club late last season. Plus, Grant & Tobi look ahead to the 1st Annual Spring Breakout Game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your...
Mar 14, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 100
From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): The Case For... Series hosted by BIB contributor Reece Green, allowing the biggest fan of every MLB team the chance to state their team's case for the 2024 season, continues with Nationals Fanatic and writer for Talk Nats, Andrew Lang (@TalkNats), who shares very cautious optimism that the Nationals have the necessary youth and pitching to surpass their FanGraphs projected win total, but still expects them miss out on October To learn more about lis...
Mar 11, 2024•21 min
Episode 99, FULL SHOW -- Grant & Tobi have returned from their field trip to West Palm Beach with a quick recap of their experience, plus thoughts on the Nats signing of OF Eddie Rosario, and what that means for Outfield prospects such as James Wood. Then, General Manager Mike Rizzo joined Grant & Danny on 106.7 The Fan from Spring Training with his outlook on the future of the organization; World Series Champion Manager Davey Martinez joined Grant Paulsen & Danny Rouhier in West Pal...
Mar 08, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Episode 99, Segment 1 -- Grant & Tobi have returned from their field trip to West Palm Beach with a quick recap of their experience, plus thoughts on the Nats signing of OF Eddie Rosario, and what that means for Outfield prospects such as James Wood. Then, General Manager Mike Rizzo joined Grant & Danny on 106.7 The Fan from Spring Training with his outlook on the future of the organization. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/priv...
Mar 08, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Episode 99, Segment 2 -- World Series Champion Manager Davey Martinez joined Grant Paulsen & Danny Rouhier in West Palm Beach to discuss how he is much more hands-on coaching this year, and his confidence in the young players coming up through the organization. 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
Mar 08, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Episode 99, Segment 3 -- Nationals newly named VP of Player Development Eddie Longosz joined Grant Paulsen & Danny Rouhier at Spring Training in West Palm Beach to discuss his new role with the organization and how far along some of the young prospects in the system are. Plus, we caught up with new Nationals slugger Joey Gallo in the clubhouse with his thoughts on his first Spring Training with the Nats. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc...
Mar 08, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Episode 98, FULL SHOW -- Bustin' Loose Baseball is on the road! Grant, Tobi & Producer Darris have made the trip to West Palm Beach, Florida -- The Spring Training home of your Washington Nationals. Grant & Tobi kick off this episode of BLB with their recap of what they've seen in their first couple days at Spring Training, and what they look forward to seeing as the week progresses; Top Prospects OF Robert Hassell III & INF Trey Lipscomb are both off to hot starts in their first cha...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Episode 98, Segment 1 -- Bustin' Loose Baseball is on the road! Grant, Tobi & Producer Darris have made the trip to West Palm Beach, Florida -- The Spring Training home of your Washington Nationals. Grant & Tobi kick off this episode of BLB with their recap of what they've seen in their first couple days at Spring Training, and what they look forward to seeing as the week progresses. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-poli...
Mar 04, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Episode 98, Segment 2 -- Top Prospects OF Robert Hassell III & INF Trey Lipscomb are both off to hot starts in their first chances to be in big league Spring Training. They joined Grant & Tobi in the locker room from West Palm Beach to discuss how they've grown in their time in the Nationals system, and how important it is to have a chance to share the locker room with fellow top prospects and vets on the Major League roster. Plus a round up on how other top prospects are doing so far th...
Mar 04, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Episode 98, Segment 3 -- Our coverage from West Palm Beach rolls on as Grant & Tobi catch up with RHP Jake Irvin and OF Stone Garrett, who both are entering their second full season with the Nationals and looking to capitalize on momentum from their solid first year stints with the big league team. 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
Mar 04, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Episode 97, FULL SHOW -- Spring Training games are underway and it's off to a great start for some of the Nationals top prospects. Grant & Tobi take a look at the hot starts for James Wood, Robert Hassell III, MacKenzie Gore, Josiah Gray and more! Plus, a huge announcement from the crew of Bustin' Loose Baseball; The deadline passed for Major League players to show up to Spring Training, and Stephen Strasburg has not reported, despite the team expecting him to do so. What's next in the saga ...
Feb 28, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Episode 97, Segment 1 -- Spring Training games are underway and it's off to a great start for some of the Nationals top prospects. Grant & Tobi take a look at the hot starts for James Wood, Robert Hassell III, MacKenzie Gore, Josiah Gray and more! Plus, a huge announcement from the crew of Bustin' Loose Baseball. 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/adchoi...
Feb 28, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Episode 97, Segment 2 -- The deadline passed for Major League players to show up to Spring Training, and Stephen Strasburg has not reported, despite the team expecting him to do so. What's next in the saga between the Nats and the former World Series MVP, and will they be able to smooth things over before the teams anniversary celebration of the World Series in April. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your...
Feb 28, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Episode 96, FULL SHOW -- Let the catcher's mitts pop and the bats start cracking, Spring Training 2024 has finally arrived. As Pitchers & Catchers are set to report on February 14th, and Position Players on February 20th, Bustin' Loose Baseball gets you ready for Nationals Spring Training with a recap of the offseason that was. How will new additions like Nick Senzel, Joey Gallo, Dylan Floro and Jesse Winker fit into the Nationals plans in 2024? Tobi Altizer breaks it all down alongside Prod...
Feb 14, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Episode 96, Segment 1 -- Let the catcher's mitts pop and the bats start cracking, Spring Training 2024 has finally arrived. As Pitchers & Catchers are set to report on February 14th, and Position Players on February 20th, Bustin' Loose Baseball gets you ready for Nationals Spring Training with a recap of the offseason that was. How will new additions like Nick Senzel, Joey Gallo, Dylan Floro and Jesse Winker fit into the Nationals plans in 2024? Tobi Altizer breaks it all down alongside Prod...
Feb 14, 2024•22 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Episode 96, Segment 2 -- With several of the Nationals top prospects having opportunities to knock on the door of the Major League roster in 2024, Tobi and Darris dive into which players future with the Nationals could be in danger if they fail to live up to expectations as a new season begins. 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
Feb 14, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Episode 96, Segment 3 -- The Nationals recently released a full broadcast schedule for Spring Training, and we're excited to see that there are more games being televised than there had been in recent years. But we're still left with some questions and concerns about our viewing experience. Plus, Tobi and Darris highlight which prospects you should be keeping an eye out for as several non-roster invitees will be suiting up with the big league club through Spring Training. To learn more about lis...
Feb 14, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Episode 95, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals shocked everyone with the release of two new jerseys, and the announcement that a new fan favorite will soon be placed in the vault. Grant & Tobi give their thoughts on the new on field look for the Nationals. Then, news broke late last week that our neighbors to the north, the Baltimore Orioles, are being sold. What does a sale of the Orioles mean for the Nationals chances at a sale? And how soon could this sale cause a shake up in the media rights bat...
Feb 07, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Episode 95, Segment 1 -- The Nationals shocked everyone with the release of two new jerseys, and the announcement that a fan favorite will soon be placed in the vault. Grant & Tobi give their thoughts on the new on field look for the Nationals. Then, news broke late last week that our neighbors to the north, the Baltimore Orioles, are being sold. What does a sale of the Orioles mean for the Nationals chances at a sale? And how soon could this sale cause a shake up in the media rights battle?...
Feb 07, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Episode 95, Segment 2 -- As Spring Training 2024 quickly approaches, Baseball America released its latest Top 100 Prospects list. Which future Nationals made the cut? Plus, Grant & Tobi break down what to expect from each of the non-roster invitees. 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
Feb 07, 2024•22 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Episode 95, Segment 3 -- New Nationals slugger Joey Gallo joined Grant & Danny on 106.7 The Fan in DC after his introduction to the media. He details how he came to terms with the joining the Nats, talks his strengths and weaknesses, which defensive positions he could be playing this season, 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
Feb 07, 2024•16 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Episode 94, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals have made a signing! The former Gold Glove OF inks a deal with the Nationals to bring some left handed power to the lineup. Grant & Tobi are back on Bustin' Loose Baseball to breakdown how Gallo fits with the team, and what his potential outlook could be. Everyone's favorite relief pitcher has returned to the Nationals Organization once again, but this time, in a front office role. How will Doolittle's new role effect the future of pitching in the organ...
Jan 25, 2024•27 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Episode 94, Segment 1 -- The Nationals have made a signing! The former Gold Glove OF inks a deal with the Nationals to bring some left handed power to the lineup. Grant & Tobi are back on Bustin' Loose Baseball to breakdown how Gallo fits with the team, and what his potential outlook could be. 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
Jan 25, 2024•16 min•Season 1Ep. 94
