The Nats have a run differential of +100. Which is second in the NL to only the Dodgers (+217). The Nats are only one of 3 teams in the NL that are over .500 at home and on the road. The Nats are second only to the Dodgers in both Pythagorean expected wins and base runs expected wins.
By almost any metric, the Nats are the second best team in the National League.
It sucks that they dug themselves such a big hole. But I’m optimistic about this team based on data. No team wants to see us in the playoffs.
I’m calling it now. The Nationals will be in the World Series this year.