(02-21-2017 01:00 PM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  Dude, welcome back! Thought we'd lost you.

If I'm stever, or any other Nats fan, I'm more worried about closer.

How do you feel about the WBC? I'm happy to know some Dodgers have opted out this year. Particularly for pitchers this early in the year, I worry about the potential for overwork. Do average fans really care about this event?

Can't speak to the popularity among average fans, but I'm a huge fan of it. My dad and I have been going since the first one in 2006. Always easiest for me to whichever round is in Miami (in 2006 it was Orlando). I was actually excited about Cueto pitching for DR, but his dad is sick and he might pull out. It sucks, but Cueto takes so long to get rolling in March that he probably would've sucked anyway. He got blasted in spring training last year and was throwing like 85 before ramping it up when the season started.

As for the Nats, you're right that the pen is going to need work. Luckily for them, their two biggest weak spots (Pen and Bench) are the easiest to fix. There are always quality relievers and solid depth players to be had