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Best and worst case scenario for every MLB team in 2019

By Brad Weiss

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 3: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees celebrates after scoring a run during the American League Wild Card game against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 3: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees celebrates after scoring a run during the American League Wild Card game against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /
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Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via Getty Images
Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via Getty Images /

Washington Nationals

No Bryce Harper, no problem. To be honest, Harper was a terrific player during his time in Washington, but he did only have two seasons where he batted above .300, and the team may actually be better without him. Guys like Juan Soto and Victor Robles are two young players with a ton of talent, and Soto had a historic rookie season in 2018.

At the top of the rotation, the Nationals are loaded, as they will roll into the season with Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, and Patrick Corbin. The addition of Corbin to this rotation will prove to be huge, and when you have Aaron Sanchez as your No. 4, you are pretty much stacked. If their bullpen steps up in 2019, this could be a special season.

Best case scenario

The Nationals did enough this offseason to win the NL East, and ride their rotation to a deep run in the National League postseason. In fact, in a seven-game series, the Nationals can match their pitching staff up against anybody, so this could be the season that the Nats finally win a National League pennant.

Worst case scenario

The NL East is won by the Atlanta Braves, and the Nats do not do enough to even make it to the postseason as a Wild Card team. With the moves they made this offseason, that would be incredibly disappointing, as the Nationals have the talent to inch close to the 100-win mark this season, but cannot afford the stretches of mediocrity that have plagued them the past few seasons.

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