The Nationals are your World Series Favorites

 The Washington Nationals signed Max Scherzer to a seven year deal making one of baseballs best teams in baseball that much better. Personally I think the Nationals are the clear favorite to win the World Series and the clear cut favorite in the National League. The Nats have some good hitting and fielding but the pitching is just so over the top. The Nationals will probably will have Tanner Roark shift to the bullpen despite having an era under three. The rotation if nothing changes will be Scherzer , Stephen Strasburg , Jordan Zimmerman , Doug Fister and Gio Gonzalez.

 The lineup is a good one also as the Nationals have power at both corners and from their shortstop. They also have a speedy and powerful outfield. This should be the year Bryce Harper fully breaks out. I think the Nats need to make one bullpen move since Tyler Clippard is gone. However if Roark shifts to the bullpen perhaps he can play the role of a seventh or eight inning guy. Nationals starters all had great years last year as Scherzer era was at 3.15, Jordan Zimmermann at 2.66, Doug Fister at 2.41 and Stephen Strasburg at 3.14. Gio was at 3.57 and Roark who looks to be headed to the pen had a 2.85 era. On paper the Nats rotation is way better than last years champion Giants and better than the Dodgers who have Kershaw and Greinke.

Here is the projected rotation

1. M. Scherzer 

2. S. Strasburg 

3. J. Zimmerman 

4. D. Fister 

5. G. Gonzalez 

The lineup projects like this 

1. D. Span

2. A. Rendon 

3. J. Werth 

4. R. Zimmerman 

5. B. Harper 

6. I. Desmond 

7. W. Ramos 

8. Y. Escobar 

By Peter Vitella 

@Realpete13