WASHINGTON -- The backbone of the Nationals' transformation into one of the most successful teams in the Majors during the past few seasons has been the team's starting staff, always a strength they can rely on. It should be no different in 2018, with the Nats poised to bring back one of MLB's best groups of starting pitchers. They will return their top four starters in a rotation headlined by the two-time reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer, who also won the honor in the American League in '13. The Nats will have a starting pitching advantage in most games they play.
Stellar rotation has Nats well armed for 2018
