Washington Nationals finalize Opening Day roster

At long last, the Opening Day roster is here! After plenty of spring shakeups, we have the 26 that will take the field today at 4:05 PM. We will break down all the position groups and discuss any surprises.

Pitchers:

The starting pitchers on the roster are Mackenzie Gore, Jake Irvin, Michael Soroka, Trevor Williams, and Mitchell Parker. After Shinnosuke Ogasawara’s rough spring and DJ Herz’s injury, these five picked themselves. On that DJ Herz injury, he was placed on the 60 day IL, an ominous sign.

In the bullpen, the Nats are going with Jose A Ferrer, Kyle Finnegan, Jorge Lopez, Orlando Ribalta, Lucas Sims, Colin Poche, Brad Lord, and Eduardo Salazar. The only real surprise here is Lord,…