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NL East: A Fascinating Place: Nationals

Found February 10, 2012 on The Flagrant Fan: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Gio Gonzalez,  Edwin Jackson,  Stephen Strasburg,  Ross Detwiler,  Chien-Ming Wang,  Jordan Zimmermann,  Ryan Zimmerman,  Ian Desmond,  Jayson Werth,  Wilson Ramos,  Adam LaRoche,  Roger Bernadina,  Danny Espinosa,  Drew Storen,  Tyler Clippard,  Brad Lidge,  Sean Burnett,  Tom Gorzelanny
TEAMS: Washington Nationals

This is the fourth post in a series that has looked at the National League East, a division that has had some dynamic movement during this off season. The first post looked at the Phillies and they are the top dogs until somebody knocks them off. The Braves were covered in the second post and it was seen that they have the potential to win 95 games if everything goes perfectly. The third post covered the Marlins, who were shown to be vastly improved and could be in a position to shake up the division. Today's installment looks at the Washington Nationals. The Nationals seemed to be in on every free agent mentioned during the off season. While the team didn't get Fielder or Reyes, they did acquire two starting pitchers. Will that be enough to put them in contention? The Nationals won 80 games last season. Can they add ten or more wins this season to put them in contention for the division or set them up for a wild card run? Like all of the teams in their division, the Nation...
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