"We're going to sit, we're going to talk," Maddon said Sunday. "I have my ideas, I know [pitching coach Chris Bosio] has his, I know Theo does, [bullpen coach] Lester Strode does. Listen, you could sway me in that meeting also if you give me reasons as to why I'm wrong."

The Nationals' Max Scherzer was expected to start the opener, but he came out of his start Saturday with what the right-hander called a minor right hamstring tweak.