Early Look At the Top of the Lineup

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 574 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

March has arrived and Opening Day is just a few weeks away. Mark & Al focus on key parts of the roster in the lead to March 27th vs. the Phillies. Jacob Young is an odd spot in 2025 as even though he came within an eyelash of winning the Gold Glove last season, the crowded outfield depth is making it so that he has to prove himself again that he is worthy of being an everyday CFer. (10:00) Mike Rizzo said this week that this is the deepest pitching staff in organization history and even doubled down on the claim. (16:10) Jarlin Susana, the 20 year-old pitching prospect that was acquired in the Juan Soto trade, was sent to minor league camp despite registering 100+ MPH on the radar. (18:45) Caleb Lomavita, the catching prospect drafted at 39th overall last summer, in his first Spring Training. How much pressure will he put on Keibert Ruiz? (28:00) The hosts look at the potential top of the lineup for the Nationals. Will James Wood definitely hit 3rd or could he start the season in the cleanup spot? (31:30) Could Ahmed Rosario start over Luis Garcia Jr. when a lefty is on the mound? (34:05) Stone Garrett cleared outright waivers and has been to AAA-Richmond. Garrett was DFA'd in order to make room for Kyle Finnegan last week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	Walters will have all of March Madness on their 30-plus TVs, located both inside and outside.
0:07.3	Walk on over to Walters during your lunch break when the first round begins on Thursday, March 20th.
0:15.8	3-1 off break is on the way, and that's hit of the year to Deep Right Field.
0:20.0	Back goes Cruz, way back, warning track of the wall. He leaps and he made the catch. And that's hit in the ear to deep right field. Back goes Cruz.
0:22.2	Way back, warning track of the wall.
0:23.8	He leaps and he made the catch.
0:25.1	Oh my goodness.
0:27.2	What a catch by Dylan Cruz.
0:33.7	Back in barely time to set up and make a leaping catch up against the 14-foot 8-inch wall.
0:37.0	About 10 feet to the left of the Nationals bullpen.
0:40.1	A spectacular play by Dylan Cruz,
0:47.9	two men away. And welcome to Nats chat for Wednesday, March 5th, 2025, along with Massinsports.com Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman, who is fresh off providing color commentary for the Mass
0:52.6	and telecast of the Nats' 6-4 exhibition loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in West Palm Beach, Florida on Tuesday afternoon. I'm Al-Galdly, host of the Al-Galdi podcast.
1:01.7	This is our second episode of the week. We want to thank everyone for the nice words and good numbers for what was the first ever emergency installment.
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