I wonder how the season ticket sales are going.  As the roster stands today the Nationals will be a mediocre team.  What do they need?

A Closer.  And they are weak up the middle.  The combination of Danny at SS and Trea Turner at 2B would be fine defensively but pitchers would love seeing them coming up to bat:)  And they need a power-hitting left-handed outfielder for either CF or LF not named Cespedes.  Gordon would be great, but there are several others out there still.  The current lack of rumors could mean Rizzo is close to a deal.  But his problem is not money, but the fact that few want to play for the Nationals.  The reasons are obvious to all by now.

To me the rotation looks……………………………….questionable.  Sure, we expect Scherzer to bounce back, but I’ll believe that when I actually see it. Same with Strasburg, who was great over the last six weeks of the 2015 season.  Then we get to the real big “ifs.”  Gio, Roark and Ross.

About the only real good news is that like the Giants, the Nats seem to play well in even-numbered years!  I hope 2012 and 2014 don’t turn out to be their high-water marks.