WAKE UP MLB: Washington Nationals STARS CJ Abrams & James Wood Should Be All-Star STARTERS!

Washington Nationals fans rally for All-Star recognition as CJ Abrams and James Wood dominate NL leaderboards. With Abrams lighting up the shortstop position both in power and on-base metrics, and Wood emerging as a top outfielder with home run prowess and elite OPS, are the Nationals ready to break their All-Star drought? Host Ryan Clary examines the case for both rising stars to be All-Star starters, while weighing whether the Nationals should prioritize the present playoff push or safeguard their stacked farm system ahead of the MLB trade deadline. Key topics include trade scenarios involving top prospects, the team's strengths on the road, and a crucial wild card showdown with the Arizona Diamondbacks. 00:00 CJ Abrams All Star Case 05:39 Making the case for James Wood 06:31 James Wood's home run ranking 12:00 Nats Should Prioritize the future 16:15 Nationals' trade strategy discussion 17:46 Nationals' future-focused strategy 21:29 Upcoming Nationals vs. D-backs Series 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! 5-Hour ENERGY Bring on the sweetness with Cotton Candy 5-hour ENERGY®️ shots—available online now at https://5hourENERGY.com or on Amazon.  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.Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get one-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game.   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.