CHAOS: James Wood & CJ Abrams Spark A EPIC Washington Nationals Comeback

Washington Nationals survive bullpen chaos in wild 12-11 win over Houston Astros—can they fix their relief pitching before it costs them more games? The conversation focused on the Nationals’ explosive offense, highlighted by James Wood’s grand slam and CJ Abrams breaking out of his slump, but a key theme that emerged was ongoing bullpen instability—optioning arms like Eddy Yean and Cole Henry after taxing outings. The discussion explored the Nationals’ draft strategy with the 11th overall pick, raising the question: Will the front office target a college arm like Liam Peterson or cut a deal to maximize talent throughout the draft? Several points were raised, including the impact of culture and player management on clubhouse morale, the pitfalls of short-term roster shuffling, and how upcoming duels against struggling Astros pitchers could spark more fireworks at Nationals Park. 00:00 WILD Nats Win 05:49 Nasim Nunez's Big Moment 07:10 Nationals bullpen and player moves 11:13 Player management concerns 15:18 Recent Red Sox Draft Picks 20:09 Discussing Nationals' draft strategy 22:47 Preview of Nationals vs. Astros Game 2 25:18 Predicting Nationals vs. Astros game Follow Ryan Clary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ryanclary11 Follow Locked On Nationals on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LO_Nationals   Everydayer Club Link: https://lockedonnationals.supercast.com/   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!   Amazon This Back To School Season, spend less on your kids, with Amazon. With Amazon’s low Back To School Prices, just spend less on your kids. Because every dollar you don’t spend on them, is a dollar you haven’t spent on them.    Odoo Today's episode is brought to you by Odoo ( OH - DO ). Great organizations win because operations matter. And that’s why you should get Odoo. Try for free today at Odoo Dot Com Slash lockedon. That’s O D O O dot com slash lockedon.  Proton It’s easy to get started. Right now, Proton VPN is offering our listeners 70% off a two-year plan when you go to https://ProtonVPN.com/LOCKEDONMLB.   Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at https://Indeed.com/podcast   KALSHI For a limited time, download the Kalshi app and use code LOCKEDON to get ten dollars when you trade ten. Kalshi. Trade on anything. Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. From the opening whistle to the final kick, Let There Be Goals on FanDuel. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started now.   FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.