James Wood's Chances to Make the Opening Day Roster

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Opening Day is under a month away as Mark & Al convene to discuss the latest with the Nationals. James Wood has been the star of Spring Training and that is where the conversation begins. What are the chances the 21-year-old will be with the Nats on March 28th in Cincinnati? (08:30) An update on how Dylan Crews and Robert Hassell III have looked during Grapefruit League play. (11:30) An explanation of the complicated Prospect Promotion Initiative (PPI) that factors into the decision of whether or not to put a highly regarded prospect on the Opening Day roster. (14:45) A look at the starting rotation and who stacks up where in the pecking order. (25:35) There have been rave reviews for Sean Doolittle in his new role as pitching strategist, a position he was hired for in mid January. Hear a brief explanation of what his duties entail. (30:00) Then we turn our focus to what the bullpen looks like this year. Unfortunately there will not be Mason Thompson in 2024 as he will undergo Tommy Johnson surgery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Check out Walter's Happy Hour, across the street from Nationals Park.
0:04.0	Options include $5 salmon sliders, Korean fried cauliflower and meatball trio, and yes, $5
0:10.8	fireball shots.
0:14.0	Here's a pitch that's taken outside for a ball by left-handed batting, James Wood.
0:18.5	Wood is 21 years old.
0:19.9	He turned pro out of high school in Maryland.
0:22.4	Five out of 11 this spring with two homers and four RBIs. He hits that one hard. Deep center field.
0:28.3	Sending Scott back to the wall and that one is out of here. That's a home run for Wood.
0:34.6	Going back to back with Thomas off Kyle Gibson.
0:38.5	And welcome to Natch Chat for Wednesday, March 6, 2024, along with Mass and Sports.com
0:44.8	Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman. I'm Al-Galdi, host of the Al-Galdi podcast.
0:49.7	We now are about halfway through National Spring Training in West Palm Beach, Florida. Opening day is on
0:56.0	March 28th, so three weeks from this Thursday, and we are coming to you with another one of our
1:01.4	spring training episodes of the podcast as we prepare to do what we do during the regular season
1:06.8	and episode of the podcast for the morning after every Nats game day.
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1:18.8	We appreciate the support very much.
1:20.8	Also, Natschad is back on the radio for the 2024 season.
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1:38.1	this year will be Sunday March 31st. But Mark, here we are. The Nats in their 2024 Great Fruit League season are five and four.
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