Last season for the first time in a long time, the Washington Nationals starting pitching was not one of the biggest strengths of their team. Now, with four-fifths of their prospective rotation locked in, we look at some of the potential candidates for the final spot.
Coming into the season off a stellar 2017 year the Nationals had arguably the best rotation in all of baseball. However, inconsistencies, injuries, and just overall poor performance set the group back in a big way last year.
The Nationals knew they had to make some changes this offseason, and brought in lefty Patrick Corbin and righty Anibal Sanchez to attempt to upgrade their rotation back to its 2017 form.