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The great irony of the Washington Nationals 2019 World Series championship is that they had better teams in the past that fell short. Last year as a wild card team it all fell into place for a club that was written off for dead at the All-Star break. Washington was also without superstar Bryce Harper, who bolted for the division rival Philadelphia Phillies. Yet the Nats defied all odds to win their first world championship. Now comes a 2020 season in which the National League East looks as competitive as ever. While it will be tough to repeat this is a team that has now proved they have no problem laughing at the word “impossible.”
Manager Dave Martinez played in the majors from 1986 through 2001. He took over as Nationals manager in 2018 and was derided for not getting the most out of what was considered a championship roster in his rookie season. When the Nats started the 2019 season with a 19-31 record there were plenty of calls for Martinez to be fired. Instead he stayed and led Washington to one of the greatest comeback seasons of all time.
General manager Mike Rizzo has been in the Washington organization since 2007 and the team’s general manager since 2009. He broke into the Bigs as a scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 1998. He has led the Nats to the greatest era in franchise history dating back to their founding as the Montreal Expos in 1969.
Last year the Nats finished with MLB metrics of sixth for runs scored, batting average and OPS, 13th for home runs, fourth for stolen bases, 13th for staff earned run average, eighth for WHIP and strikeouts, second for quality starts, 11th for fielding and 30th for bullpen.
Washington Nationals at a Glance
Manager: Dave Martinez
Home Stadium: Nationals Park
World Series Championships: 1 (Last 2019)
League Pennants: 1 (Last, 2019)
Division Titles: 5 (Last, 2017)
Current Odds to Win World Series: +1450
Current Odds to Win National League Pennant: +715
2020 Season Preview
The defending World Series champion Nationals will begin the 2020 season with the ninth highest payroll in Major League Baseball. The top of the payroll is dominated with pitchers Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, and Patrick Corbin.
Right hand starter Max Scherzer has been a mainstay in the Nats rotation since 2015 and was a 20-game winner in 2016. Last year Scherzer was 11-7 with a 2.92 earned run average, 1.03 WHIP, with 243 strikeouts in 172.1 innings pitched. Scherzer won the 2013 American League Cy Young Award with the Detroit Tigers and has won the NL Cy Young twice as a member of the Nats in 2016 and 2017. He played in two All-Star games for the AL and five straight for the NL starting in 2015.
Right hander Stephen Strasburg has been another regular in the rotation since 2012. Strasburg posted a 2019 record of 18-6 with a 3.32 earned run average, 1.04 WHIP, and 251 strikeouts in 209 innings of work. He was the World Series MVP last year and is a three-time NL All-Star.
Left fielder Juan Soto had a strong second year for Washington as he hit .287 with a .548 slugging percentage and a .949 OPS. Soto scored 110 runs with 32 doubles, 34 home runs, 110 runs batted in, 108 walks and 12 stolen bases.
Closer Sean Doolittle had a rough 2019 campaign as he was 6-5 with 29 saves, 4.05 earned run average, and WHIP of 1.30. However, in the playoffs he came back to form with a 1.74 ERA and WHIP of 0.68. Doolittle was a 2014 AL All-Star as a member of the Oakland A’s and a 2018 NL All-Star as a Nat.
2020 Washington Nationals Schedule
March 26-29: at New York Mets
March 30-April 1: at Miami Marlins
April 2-5: New York Mets
April 6-8: Miami Marlins
April 10-12: at Los Angeles Dodgers
April 13-14: at Seattle Mariners
April 16-19: Chicago Cubs
April 21-23: Los Angeles Dodgers
April 24-26: at San Francisco Giants
April 28-30: at Milwaukee Brewers
May 1-3: Cincinnati Reds
May 5-7: Arizona Diamondbacks
May 8-10: at Chicago Cubs
May 11-13: at Los Angeles Angels
May 14-17: at Arizona Diamondbacks
May 19-20: Seattle Mariners
May 22-25: Miami Marlins
May 26-28: at Texas Rangers
May 29-31: at Philadelphia Phillies
June 1-3: Milwaukee Brewers
June 4-7: New York Mets
June 9-11: at Atlanta Braves
June 12-14: at New York Mets
June 16-18: San Francisco Giants
June 19-21: Atlanta Braves
June 22-25: Pittsburgh Pirates
June 26-28: at Cincinnati Reds
June 29-July 2: at St. Louis Cardinals
July 3-5: Houston Astros
July 7-9: St. Louis Cardinals
July 10-12: Philadelphia Phillies
July 17-19: at Pittsburgh Pirates
July 20-23: at Philadelphia Phillies
July 24-26: Atlanta Braves
July 27-29: Colorado Rockies
July 31-August 2: at Atlanta Braves
August 4-6: at Miami Marlins
August 8-9: at Baltimore Orioles
August 10-12: Oakland Athletics
August 13-16: San Diego Padres
August 17-20: at Colorado Rockies
August 21-23: at San Diego Padres
August 25-27: New York Mets
August 28-30: Philadelphia Phillies
September 1-3: Atlanta Braves
September 4-6: at New York Mets
September 8-10: at Philadelphia Phillies
September 11-13: at Miami Marlins
September 15-16: Baltimore Orioles
September 18-20: Miami Marlins
September 21-24: at Atlanta Braves
September 25-27: Philadelphia Phillies
Statistics By Year (2010)
| YEAR |
RECORD |
HOME |
AWAY |
MONEY |
O/U |
DIVISION FINISH |
| 2019 |
93-69 |
50-31 |
43-38 |
+459 |
75-76-11 |
2nd |
| 2018 |
82-80 |
41-40 |
41-40 |
-2,489 |
76-82-4 |
2nd |
| 2017 |
97-65 |
47-34 |
50-31 |
573 |
69-82-11 |
1st |
| 2016 |
95-67 |
50-31 |
45-36 |
+27 |
76-78-8 |
1st |
| 2015 |
83-79 |
46-35 |
37-44 |
-1,887 |
83-71-8 |
2nd |
| 2014 |
96-66 |
51-30 |
45-36 |
+1,062 |
77-72-13 |
1st |
| 2013 |
86-76 |
47-34 |
39-42 |
-699 |
79-76-7 |
2nd |
| 2012 |
98-64 |
50-31 |
48-33 |
+2,421 |
79-73-10 |
1st |
| 2011 |
80-81 |
44-36 |
36-45 |
+1,161 |
75-80-6 |
3rd |
| 2010 |
69-93 |
41-40 |
28-53 |
-916 |
72-85-5 |
5th |
Year-By-Year History (2010)
| YEAR |
RECORD |
STANDING |
POSTSEASON |
| 2019 |
93-69 |
2nd |
Won World Series |
| 2018 |
82-80 |
2nd |
- |
| 2017 |
97-65 |
1st |
Lost NLDS |
| 2016 |
95-67 |
1st |
Lost NLDS |
| 2015 |
83-79 |
2nd |
- |
| 2014 |
96-66 |
1st |
Lost NLDS |
| 2013 |
86-76 |
2nd |
- |
| 2012 |
98-64 |
1st |
Lost NLDS |
| 2011 |
80-81 |
3rd |
- |
| 2010 |
69-93 |
5th |
- |
Major League Baseball Teams
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