Tonight the Washington Spirit kick off their 2018 NWSL season with a season opener at Seattle. While the starting lineup is still up in the air, here is an evaluation of the Spirit at each position. The strongest area for the Spirit is the midfield, where they added a bevy of talent this offseason and have depth players that could start on other NWSL teams.
In a pretty unusual move for the NWSL, the Washington Spirit currently carry three goalkeepers on the roster: Aubrey Bledsoe, DiDi Haracic, and Kelsey Wys. Part of this is because the Spirit have free roster spots for former Boston Breakers Rose Lavelle and Tiffany Weimer due to dispersal draft rules.