There's not much to the article really. But ZiPS gives the Nationals a brow-raising 27% chance of winning 100 games. As for the Braves being in their division, it's outweighed by having two prime 100 loss candidates (NYM and MIA).
Teams with at least a 10 percent chance of 100 wins.
TEAM 100 WINS?
Washington 27%
Los Angeles (A) 16%
Texas 15%
Detroit 13%
Los Angeles (N) 11%
Atlanta 11%
Toronto 10%
Cincinnati 10%
Teams with at least a 10 percent chance of 100 losses.
TEAM 100 LOSSES?
Houston 70%
Miami 36%
New York (N) 34%
Minnesota 34%
Colorado 14%