Cade Cavalli Set for Tommy John Surgery; What If Joey Meneses...?; MacKenzie Gore Ready for Nats Debut

Bustin’ Loose Baseball

Episode 48, FULL SHOW -- After leaving his latest Spring Training start with an elbow injury, the Nationals would go on to announce that RHP Cade Cavalli injured his UCL in his pitching elbow, and is set to get Tommy John Surgery, ending his 2023 season before it started. Grant & Danny open up this episode of Bustin' Loose Baseball discussing how Cavalli's injury effects the pitching rotation for 2023 and beyond (3:00)

Joey Meneses continues to perform at a high level as he competes for Team Mexico in the World Baseball Classic. Which brings Grant and Danny to wonder...What if Joey Meneses can keep pace with the hitting numbers he put up during his time in the Nationals in 2022? Would the Nationals consider trading him? Or would he be a core member of a rebuilding franchise? G&D discuss (13:00). Plus, ahead of their interview with MacKenzie Gore, Grant and Danny tell you why you shouldn't be too concerned with Gore's Spring Training numbers as the regular season approaches (25:30)

LHP MacKenzie Gore was acquired as a major part of the trade that sent OF Juan Soto to the Padres, but was shutdown in 2022 by the time be made his way to Washington. He joins Bustin' Loose Baseball to talk about how he's preparing to begin his Nationals career, what techniques he's working through in Spring Training, and what he learned from his hot start to his Major League career (30:00).

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