The Nationals famously started their World Series campaign last year by winning just 19 of their first 50 games, which equates to a .380 winning percentage.
Well, they're off to an even worse start this year with a 14-24 record (.368 winning percentage), and there's far less time to recover this season. In all likelihood, Washington's season is already sunk—Fangraphs places their playoff odds at 2.1%. The team is in real danger of breaking the dubious record set by the 1998 Florida Marlins (.333 winning percentage) for the worst defense of a World Series title. And those Marlins were basically trying to lose after blowing up their championship team.