The Nationals

[sharksrog]

The Nationals likely overpaid for free agent closer Rafael Soriano, but they are certainly building an even finer team. If star prospects Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg continue to grow, Washington should improve on their major league high 98 wins.

I still like the Giants in the NL West, but I like the Nationals even better.

[rxmeister]

There's no doubt the Nationals are better than the Giants on paper, and I believe that the Reds, Braves, (now with both Uptons) and probably the Dodgers are too. That being said, the Giants have shown what happens to supposedly better teams in short series.

[donk]

The hard part is getting to the short series.....

[sharksrog]

Mark -- There's no doubt the Nationals are better than the Giants on paper, and I believe that the Reds, Braves, (now with both Uptons) and probably the Dodgers are too. That being said, the Giants have shown what happens to supposedly better teams in short series.

Rog -- The Giants have shown what SOMETIMES happens to the supposedly better teams in short series. On occasion, the Cubs and Mets have shown that as well.

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