Lucky Number 2; Still For Sale?; Barry Svrluga Assesses the State of the Nats

Episode 45, FULL SHOW -- For the first time in MLB history, the league held a draft lottery on Tuesday night to determine the draft order for the 2023 draft. Despite losing the most games in the major leagues in 2022, the Nationals wound up with the 2nd overall pick in the Draft Lottery. Grant & Danny open up this episode of Bustin' Loose Baseball discussing the quirks of this new Draft Lottery system, and why it could potentially hinder the Nats ability to speed up their rebuilding process (3:00). The latest reports confirm that there is currently no timeline on when the Nationals franchise could be sold. Grant & Danny discuss why this is an eyebrow raising situation, and how the Nats television deal is proving to be a major issue in the process (23:45). Plus, G&D spin around the latest free agency news in the MLB, including where big name free agents such as Trea Turner, Aaron Judge, and Justin Verlander landed (35:00). Washington Post Columnist Barry Svrluga joined Grant & Danny to detail his article on the state of the Washington Nationals, including what roadblocks remain in the process of the team being sold, why the result of the MLB Draft Lottery could be a major pinpoint in the team's rebuilding process, and why it feels like the fan base is afraid to get attached to players after losing so many members of the 2019 World Championship team (39:00).