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Washington Nationals’ Spring Training Storylines: Who will claim the Nats’ fifth starter spot?

Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez, Tanner Roark and... ? That’s just one of the big questions for the Washington Nationals heading into Spring Training. Nats’ GM Mike Rizzo talked earlier this winter about the starting depth in the organization after the top four and another two starters who will likely get the chance to earn a spot in the big league rotation in 2018.

“We have great confidence in our in-house options,” Rizzo told reporters at the Winter Meetings in early December.