Washington Nationals: DoD Staff 2019 Season Predictions

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 22: Ryan Zimmerman #11 of the Washington Nationals celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk-off two-run home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the ninth inning at Nationals Park on August 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

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The Washington Nationals open their 2019 season Thursday against the New York Mets. Let’s take a look at our DoD Staff predictions before the season gets underway.

The Washington Nationals kick off their 2019 season this Thursday at home at 1:05 E.T. against the New York Mets. It will be a battle of Cy Young frontrunners in Jacob DeGrom vs. Max Scherzer.

Washington was one of the most active teams this offseason and brought in major talent in the form of Patrick Corbin, Anibal Sanchez, Yan Gomes, Kurt Suzuki, Trevor Rosenthal, and Tony Sipp.

The Nationals come into this season with extremely high expectations inside their organization but without the same kind of hype that had followed them around through the Bryce Harper era.

Talent wise, this Nationals team may be the best we have seen in years. They are young, athletic, and deep at almost every position.

Before the 2019 season is underway, let’s take a look at some of our DoD Staff’s predictions for the upcoming season.

Making predictions will be Ross Shinberg, Tom Sileo, Danny Kelly, Ed Williams, and Matt Holleran.

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