Washington Nationals' 2023 Projected Starting Lineup, Pitching Rotation, Bullpen

The Washington Nationals picked up Dominic Smith, Jeimer Candelario and Corey Dickerson this offseason. Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Nationals for the 2023 MLB season.

The Washington Nationals are less than two months away from Opening Day.

The Washington Nationals picked up Dominic Smith, Jeimer Candelario and Corey Dickerson over the offseason.

Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Nationals in 2023, featuring 2022 slash lines and statistics:

STARTING LINEUP

C Keibert Ruiz .251/.313/.673

1B Dominic Smith .276/.284/.560

2B Luis Garcia .275/.295/.704

3B Jeimer Candelario .217/.272/.795

SS C.J. Abrams .258/.276/.603

LF Corey Dickerson .267/.300/.698

CF Victor Robles .224/.273/.584

RF Lane Thomas .241/.301/.705 / Stone Garrett .276/.309/.848

DH Joey Meneses .324/.367/.930

PITCHING ROTATION

1) Stephen Strasburg: 0-1, 13.50 ERA, 1 start, 4.2 IP, 2.14 WHIP, 2.50 SO/W, 31 ERA+

2) Patrick Corbin: 6-19, 6.31 ERA, 31 starts, 152.2 IP, 1.70 WHIP, 2.61 SO/W, 62 ERA+

3) Josiah Gray: 7-10, 5.02 ERA, 28 starts, 148.2 IP, 1.36 WHIP, 2.33 SO/W, 78 ERA+

4) Trevor Williams: 3-5, 3.21 ERA, 9 starts, 89.2 IP, 1.23 WHIP, 3.65 SO/W, 120 ERA+

5) MacKenzie Gore: 4-4, 4.50 ERA, 13 starts, 70 IP, 1.47 WHIP, 1.95 SO/W, 83 ERA+

OTHER ROTATION OPTIONS (THAT COULD APPEAR IN THE BULLPEN)

Cade Cavalli: 0-1, 14.54 ERA, 1 start, 4.1 IP, 1.85 WHIP, 3.00 SO/W, 29 ERA+

BULLPEN

Tanner Rainey: 1-3, 3.30 ERA, 29 appearances, 12 saves, 30 IP

Kyle Finnegan: 6-4, 3.51 ERA, 66 appearances, 11 saves, 66.2 IP

Carl Edwards Jr.: 6-3, 2.76 ERA, 57 appearances, 2 saves, 62 IP

Erasmo Ramirez: 4-2, 2.92 ERA, 60 appearances, 0 saves, 86.1 IP

Paolo Espino: 0-9, 4.84 ERA, 42 appearances, 0 saves, 113.1 IP

Hunter Harvey: 2-1, 2.52 ERA, 38 appearances, 0 saves, 39.1 IP

Cory Abbott: 0-5, 5.25 ERA, 16 appearances, 0 saves, 48 IP

Victor Arano: 1-1, 4.50 ERA, 43 appearances, 1 save, 42 IP

Mason Thompson: 1-1, 2.92 ERA, 24 appearances, 1 save, 24.2 IP

Jordan Weems: 0-1, 5.22 ERA, 32 appearances, 0 saves, 39.2 IP

Francisco Perez: 0-0, 7.27 ERA, 10 appearances, 0 saves, 8.2 IP

Thad Ward (Rookie)

Here's a look at the Washington Nationals schedule for the 2023 season.

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