It is Opening Day which means it is well into predictions season! The staff here at District on Deck is calling their shot as we each give our predictions for how the season will play out and how the Nationals' season will play out.
Nationals Team MVP
Nick - CJ Abrams
Ryan - Eddie Rosario
Arthur - CJ Abrams
Bennett - CJ Abrams
Sam - CJ Abrams
Krabs - CJ Abrams
Talkin Nats - Lane Thomas
Zander - CJ Abrams
Michael - Joey Meneses
Reese - CJ Abrams
Nationals Team Cy Young
Nick - MacKenzie Gore
Ryan - MacKenzie Gore
Arthur - MacKenzie Gore
Bennett - MacKenzie Gore
Sam - MacKenzie Gore
Krabs - Josiah Gray
Talkin Nats - MacKenzie Gore
Zander - Josiah Gray
Michael - MacKenzie Gore
Reese - MacKenzie Gore
Nationals Biggest Breakout
Nick - Jake Irvin
Ryan - DJ Herz
Arthur - MacKenzie Gore
Bennett - Jake Irvin
Sam - Jake Irvin
Krabs - Luis Garcia Jr.
Talkin Nats - CJ Abrams
Zander - Jake Irvin
Michael - Jake Irvin
Reese - Nasim Nuñez
Nationals Biggest Regression
Nick - Joey Meneses
Ryan - Lane Thomas
Arthur - Lane Thomas
Bennett - Joey Gallo
Sam - Lane Thomas
Krabs - Lane Thomas
Talkin Nats - Joey Gallo
Zander - Lane Thomas
Michael - Lane Thomas
Reese - Lane Thomas
Nationals Final Record
Nick - 62-100
Ryan - 66-96
Arthur - 59-103
Bennett - 76-86
Sam - 63-99
Krabs - 58-104
Talkin Nats - 74-88
Zander - 68-94
Michael - 55-107
Reese - 68-94
Nationals Bold Prediction
Nick - CJ Abrams leads MLB in Steals
Ryan - Hunter Harvey has a sub 1.50 ERA
Arthur - MacKenzie Gore finishes Top 10 in Cy Young Voting
Bennett - Lane Thomas gets traded at the deadline
Sam - Jake Irvin is the second best pitcher, behind Gore
Krabs - The Nats finish with the worst record in baseball
Talkin Nats - CJ Abrams and MacKenzie Gore are both All-Stars
Zander - CJ Abrams hits 25 home runs
Michael - Dylan Crews or James Wood wins a Player Of The Week
Reese - James Wood is called up by the All Star Break
World Series Matchup
Nick - Dodgers over Orioles
Ryan - Orioles over Braves
Arthur - Dodgers over Astros
Bennett - Braves over Orioles
Sam - Orioles over Phillies
Krabs - Astros over Braves
Talkin Nats - Yankees over Braves
Zander - Dodgers over Orioles
Michael - Mariners over Braves
Reese - Braves over Orioles
Most Valuable Player
Nick - Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr.
Ryan - Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr.
Arthur - Julio Rodriguez, Mookie Betts
Bennett - Juan Soto, Ronald Acuña Jr.
Sam - Juan Soto, Mookie Betts
Krabs - Yordan Alvarez, Bryce Harper
Talkin Nats - Juan Soto, Mookie Betts
Zander - Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr.
Michael - Julio Rodriguez, Freddie Freeman
Reese - Julio Rodriguez, Freddie Freeman
Cy Young
Nick - George Kirby, Logan Webb
Ryan - Tarik Skubal, Zac Gallen
Arthur - Corbin Burnes, Zack Wheeler
Bennett - Luis Castillo, Spencer Strider
Sam - Tarik Skubal, Logan Webb
Krabs - Cole Ragans, Max Fried
Talkin Nats - Corbin Burnes, Zack Wheeler
Zander - Tarik Skubal, Zac Gallen
Michael - Corbin Burnes, Spencer Strider
Reese - Luis Castillo, Max Fried
Rookie of the Year
Nick - Jackson Holliday, James Wood
Ryan - Wyatt Langford, Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Arthur - Evan Carter, Jung Hoo Lee
Bennett - Evan Carter, Jackson Chourio
Sam - Evan Carter, Jackson Chourio
Krabs - Colt Keith, Jackson Merrill
Talkin Nats - Evan Carter, Jackson Merrill
Zander - Jackson Holliday, Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Michael - Wyatt Langford, Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Manager of the Year
Nick - Joe Espada, Craig Counsell
Ryan - AJ Hinch, Craig Counsell
Arthur - Scott Servais, Bob Melvin
Bennett - Scott Servais, Craig Counsell
Sam - Scott Servais, Craig Counsell
Krabs - Kevin Cash, Oli Marmol
Talkin Nats - AJ Hinch, Brian Snitker
Zander - Scott Servais, Craig Counsell
Michael - Brandon Hyde, Bob Melvin
MLB Bold Prediction
Nick - Below .500 team makes playoffs
Ryan - 5 players steal over 50 bags
Arthur - Rangers miss the playoffs
Bennett - Seattle makes it the furthest of any AL West team in playoffs
Sam - Mariners have three pitchers in the top 7 of the AL Cy Young
Krabs - The Cubs fail to make the playoffs as the betting favorite to win the NL Central
Talkin Nats - Juan Soto and Aaron Judge become the first pair of teamates to both hit 50+ homers in a season since Roger Maris and Mickey Mantel in 1961
Zander - Detroit has top 3 rotation in MLB
Michael - Orioles trade for multiple All-Stars at the deadline
The Nationals take on the Reds today for their first game of the season! First pitch is scheduled at 4:10p EST.