Cavalli Out for the Year

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

The Nationals were dealt a terrible blow last week as it was announced that Cade Cavalli will have "Tommy John" surgery in his right elbow and will miss the entire 2023 season. Mark tells Al what he saw from Cade's fateful outing in Port St. Lucie, FL. What are realistic chances for his return in 2024? (18:15) The spotlight on MacKenzie Gore got a lot brighter after the Cavalli news. He has has struggled this Spring as his ERA is over 7.00. Does it matter at all as he rehabs form last season's injury? (23:00) The Nats hired former MLBer Ricky Gutierrez as their new "Run Prevention Coordinator". Mark explains what that new position will entail and how Ricky will work with the young middle infield. (31:00) Joey Meneses has been one of the stars of the World Baseball Classic as the Championship round approaches. The WBC has drawn tons of positive headlines, but also yielded multiple high profile injuries. When is the best time to hold this now very popular event? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	That's chat is brought to by Walters.
0:02.5	Catch every round of March badness at Walters on Walter's countless televisions inside and outside the bar.
0:09.3	This Nat's season, make sure to add Walters to your pre-and-post game routine, just across the street from the ballpark.
0:20.0	What's going on?
0:21.0	Was he?
0:21.5	Yeah, did he get a motion of the dugout?
0:23.6	It looked like he was shaking out his right arm.
0:26.0	Oh, boy.
0:27.9	Oh, wow.
0:29.0	This is not what you want to see.
0:31.3	They're going to take it.
0:32.0	Yeah, they can't.
0:32.9	They can't leave you, man.
0:34.3	You could see displaying quite a bit of discomfort.
0:39.6	And there goes Cade Cavali to add, once I have through the order allowed just a walk, no hits, no runs.
0:50.3	And welcome to Natchchat for Monday, March 20th, 2000, 23, along with Mass and Sports.com, National's insider Mark Zuckerman, who is in West Palm Beach, Florida,
0:59.1	side of Nat Spring Training. I'm Al-Galdi, host of the Al-Galdi podcast. Never let it be said
1:04.7	that the baseball gods are not cruel. They are cruel. They are a twisted, sadistic bunch.
1:13.6	It was now two weekends ago. So the weekend of March 11th and March 12th, we had a rare multi-day stretch of good feeling and good news with the Nats.
1:21.9	Saturday afternoon, March 11th, the Nats announced having agreed with catcher Kate Bette-Ruiz on an eight-year
1:27.4	contract extension with two club options.
1:29.8	Good news there.
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