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Washington Nationals: Five X-Factors For The 2017 Season

One week from today, the Washington Nationals will begin the season against the Miami Marlins at Nats Park. The Nats will look to repeat as National League East champions and do something they’ve never done before, win a round in the postseason.

By now, everyone knows the talent that the Nats have heading into this season. They have the 2015 NL MVP (Bryce Harper), the runner up to the award a season ago (Daniel Murphy), and the reigning NL Cy Young award winner (Max Scherzer).