Navy Yard Notes Podcast

Joe and Paul are feeling pretty good about the Nats and look ahead to the remainder of the regular season, talking about Jayson Werth's on base streak, Trea Turner's hot start to his season, the pitching rotation, and the bullpen.

Rob Arthur from fivethirtyeight.com joins Joe and Paul to break down Bryce Harper's struggles this season based on his research, what might be behind the season long slump and what it could mean for the rest of the season.

With the trade deadline looming, Joe and Paul discuss who the Nationals could target, who could get dealt away, and what kind of internal options Mike Rizzo could call upon to improve the team.

Joe and Paul welcome Fangraphs, Beergraphs and ESPN writer Eno Sarris to the podcast. Eno talks about his new book "A Baseball Lover's Guide to Craft Beer" and ranks his favorite cities for baseball and beer. Eno then gives his take on Max Scherzer and the injuries to the Mets' pitching staff.

Joe and Paul quickly recap the recent Nats news. Then they pass out first half awards like MVP, LVP, and worst podcast predictions. Plus, Paul has an apology for Danny Espinosa.

Joe and Paul welcome Kate Morrison and Russell Carleton of Baseball Prospectus on the podcast. Kate and Russell recently published a four part series examining the challenges of working in baseball at BP and joined Navy Yard Notes to discuss their findings. The group discusses what it takes to get a job in baseball in today's environment, the challenges to certain groups of people in making it to the top of the front office and what changes may becoming down the line in the industry.

Joe and Paul review the successful series Cubs series. They debate the struggles of Ryan Zimmerman and Bryce Harper. Then talk about bullpen management and trade theories on how to approach the trade market. Plus the debut of a new podcast segment.

Joe and Paul welcome friend of the podcast Ryan Sullivan from NatsGM on the show. Ryan runs down the scouting report on Trea Turner, who is expected to get the call up to the majors soon. Ryan also runs through some other highlights in the Nats minor league system.

Joe and Paul breakdown the last week of games versus the Mets. They analyze Matt Harvey's struggles, grade Stephen Strasburg, and talk about the new and possibly improved batting lineup.

Joe and Paul debate the merits of Stephen Strasburg's new extension with the Nats. Then they take a look at the NL East standings before talking the recent Nats' road trip and wrap up talking Bryce Harper's choice words with an umpire

Craig MacHenry of TheNatsBlog.com and Nats Talk on the Go joins Joe and Paul to review the first month of the season talking outfield, infield, and pitching. Plus some talk about former Nats greats.

In the first podcast of the regular season, Paul and Joe talk Ben Revere's injury and its impact on the lineup, Jayson Werth's early season struggles (16:00), thoughts on Dusty's first week and a half in the dugout (20:30) and their opinion on the new double play rule (24:45).

Paul and Joe are pumped for Opening Day 2016. Today's podcast reviews the Nationals' Spring Training, the status of the bullpen and starting rotation(10:00), thoughts on the position players and potential batting lineups (19:45), get sidetracked with a Strasburg debate (29:00), and make predictions for the season (33:45).

ABC's Jonathan Karl joins Paul and Joe to talk about his experiences on his recent trip to Cuba, his Nationals fandom, Bryce Harper, and outlooks for the 2016 season.

Paul and Joe settle on who could win the naming rights to Nationals Park. Then, with the season less than 2 weeks away, the guys preview the Nats competition in the NL East starting with the Phillies (4:30), Braves (18:00), Marlins (25:00) and close with the Mets (38:15).

Paul and Joe welcome James Wagner of the Washington Post on to the pod for an update on Spring Training straight from Viera. They talk about the makeup of the new bullpen plus Papelbon's presence in the clubhouse (5:50) and touch on Bronson Arroyo and starting rotation (14:00). They discuss the position battles in the infield and outfield (18:00) and the depth of the roster (25:00) closing with James' takeaways for the 2016 season (30:00).

Paul and Joe do a quick recap of Spring training news covering Ian Desmond and Dusty Baker's struggles with names. Then, (7:00) Paul and Joe discuss their best bets for over/under team win totals and World Series winners and close (37:30) with some Nationals specific prop bets.

In the final Spring Training preview, Joe and Paul break down the outfield depth chart discussing Bryce Harper, Ben Revere, Jayson Werth, Michael A Taylor and more. Only one bad Jayson Werth pun was dropped. Don't miss our previous episode reviewing the pitchers and catchers Part 1 of this episode covering the infielders!

As position players get ready to report, Paul and Joe break down the Nationals' infield depth chart. Health is a major discussion point and, as expected, the guys debate Danny Espinosa vs. Trea Turner. Don't miss Part 2 of the episode, out tomorrow, for the analysis of the outfielders.

Spring Training is upon us as Pitchers and Catchers are due to report to camp. Joe and Paul preview the presumed starting five and discuss their concerns about the beck end of the rotation. They cover off the new faces in the bullpen and wrap up talking about Wilson Ramos and the catcher position.