2015 MLB Season Preview: Washington Nationals over/unders
How many wins? How many playoff wins? How many homers for Bryce Harper? How many strikeouts by Max Scherzer? Let's play over/under with the Nationals.
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The 2015 regular season is only a few weeks away, and as part of our preview package, we're setting some "over/unders" for all 30 teams. That is, we'll assign a number to different categories that, in their own way, will predict one facet of the season ahead. In turn, you, the loyal commenter, will let us know whether you take the "over" or "under" for each category. Stated another way, will the actual figure be higher or lower than the one we've presented? Remember, we're talking 2015 season and 2015 season only.
While we encourage responsible gambling among adults, these actually are for entertainment purposes only. Let's place some fictional wages on these heavily-hyped Washington Nationals.
Wins: 93
Division finish: 1.5
Postseason wins: 6.5
Bryce Harper games played: 145
Bryce Harper home runs: 29
Ryan Zimmerman games played: 140
Wilson Ramos games played: 99
Jayson Werth slugging percentage: .475
Ian Desmond home runs + stolen bases: 51
Anthony Rendon doubles: 39
Dan Uggla plate appearances: 150
Stephen Strasburg strikeouts: 250
Stephen Strasburg no-hitters: 0.5
Jordan Zimmermann no-hitters: 0.5
Jordan Zimmermann walks: 35
Max Scherzer strikeouts: 265
Max Scherzer hits as a batter: 12
Tanner Roark starts for Nationals: 10
Date of Tanner Roark trade: July 20
Drew Storen saves: 25
Casey Janssen saves: 10
Teddy Roosevelt presidents race wins: 19
William Howard “Bill” Taft presidents race wins: 12
