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ESNY’s MLB Preview 2025: Washington Nationals just trying to make it work

The Washington Nationals’ 2024 season went exactly as their 2023 campaign: They finished 71-91 and the only difference was that they finished fourth in the NL East last year instead of last.

Things haven’t changed much down in DC, and the 2025 season isn’t looking much better. The division is competitive enough that Washington isn’t making the playoffs without making a miracle Wild Card run in September. The young lineup is enough to post overall middling numbers, but finished second-to-last in team home runs in 2024 and 24th in MLB with a 92 wRC+.

The pitching, however, is another story.