The Nationals have a bright future but, once again, this season seems bleak. Phenom Stephen Strasburg gave in to Tommy John Surgery last fall and will probably miss most if not all of this year. As for the rest of the pitching, Livan Hernandez looks to be the number one this staff. Jason Marquis and Tom Gorzelanny will be there to provide some stability. Jordan Zimmerman, will be taking over Strasburg's role in the rotation. As for the bullpen, Tyler Clippard looks to be the first guy out of the bullpen and look for Drew Storen to be the closer.There is huge upside for Storen. He landed 5 of 7 saves after Matt Capps was traded to Minnesota. Look to him to be solid for the Nats.
The offense also has a bright future. Youngster Bryce Harper will be starting in the minor leagues but could make his way to the majors this year. He's only 18 and has a lot of years in front of him so there isn't much hurry now but he could be called up. Besides that there is Ryan Zimmerman who has been the go to guy for this offense and is a huge bat in a weak lineup. The loss of Adam Dunn hurts the middle of the order and newly signed Jayson Werth will need to do what he can to fulfill that spot.
The Nationals are young and have a bright future but don't look for anything in 2011: 5th in the NL East
Lineup
1. CF Nyjer Morgan
2. SS Ian Desmond
3. 3B Ryan Zimmerman
4. RF Jayson Werth
5. 1B Adam LaRoche
6. LF Michael Morse
7. C Ivan Rodriguez
8. 2B Danny Espinosa
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