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read this WaPo article that basically says Max should be NL MVP: https://wapo.st/2KmD7mr. it's not an easy feat; few pitchers have done it.
dunno why, but...it made me think about how the Nats have gotten so much better since arriving in DC. just a few observations:
2012, 2014 and 2017 were the only seasons where the Nats had 4 players in the Top 5 finish with a WAR of 4+; 2014 and 2017 all 5 were above 4 WAR.
Ryan Zimmerman has been in the WAR Top 5 for 7 seasons; in 3 of those seasons he was the best player but the team had a losing record in all 3 seasons. his best WAR year (7.3 in '09) happens to be the Nats worst season (59-103). he hasn't been in the WAR Top 5 since '13.
Jordan Zimmerman was in the WAR Top 5 for 5 consecutive years ('11-'15); his best WAR year (5.5 in '12) led the team which also reached the post season for the first time.
Bryce Harper has been in the WAR Top 5 for 4 seasons; his best year was his MVP season in '15 (10 WAR). it's the only season where he was the best player on the team.
Stephen Strasburg has been in the WAR Top 5 for 2 seasons; that's the same number of seasons as Tanner Roark. one less than Gio Gonzalez and Anthony Rendon.
Max Scherzer has been in the WAR Top 5 since joining the Nationals in '15; he has led the team in WAR the past two seasons and leads this year too.
feel free to add on any observations...
Yr: 2005 Record: 81-81 John Patterson, 27, 4.5, $322k, Livan Hernandez, 30, 3.8, $8M, All-Star Jose Guillen, 29, 3.6, $3.5M, Nick Johnson, 26, 3.6, $1.45M, Esteban Loaiza, 33, 3.5, $2.9M,
Yr: 2006 Record: 71-91 Alfonso Soriano, 30, 6.1, $10M, All-Star Nick Johnson, 27, 5.0, $3.2M, Ryan Zimmerman, 21, 2.9, $327k, Chad Cordero, 24, 1.8, $525k, Austin Kearns, 26, 1.8, ,
Yr: 2007 Record: 73-89 Ryan Zimmerman, 22, 4.7, Ryan Church, 28, 3.3, $395k Austin Kearns, 27, 2.6, $3.5M Shawn Hill, 26, 2.2, $380k Ronnie Belliard, 32, 2.0, $750k
Yr: 2008 Record: 59-102 Cristian Guzman, 30, 4.6, $4.2M, All-Star Willie Harris, 30, 2.9, $800k, Ryan Zimmerman, 23, 2.8, $465k, John Lannan, 23, 2.4, , Elijah Dukes, 24, 2.3, $392k,
Yr: 2009 Record: 59-103 Ryan Zimmerman, 24, 7.3, $3.33M, All-Star John Lannan, 24, 3.4, $424k, Josh Willingham, 30, 2.5, $2.95M, Cristian Guzman, 31, 1.6, $8M, Nyjer Morgan, 28, 1.6, ,
Yr: 2010 Record: 69-93 Ryan Zimmerman, 25, 6.2, $6.35M Livan Hernandez, 35, 3.1, $900k Josh Willingham, 31, 2.8, $4.6M Adam Dunn, 30, 2.5, $12M Sean Burnett, 27, 2.0, $775k
Yr: 2011 Record: 80-81 Mike Morse, 29, 3.4, $1.05M, Tyler Clippard, 26, 3.3, $443k, All-Star Danny Espinosa, 24, 2.9, $415k, Jordan Zimmermann, 25, 2.9, $415k, Wilson Ramos, 23, 2.1, $415k,
Yr: 2012 Record: 98-64 Jordan Zimmermann, 26, 5.5, $2.3M, Bryce Harper, 19, 5.2, $500k, All-Star Gio Gonzalez, 26, 4.8, $3.25M, All-Star Adam LaRoche, 32, 4.2, $8M, Ryan Zimmerman, 27, 3.9, $12M,
Yr: 2013 Record: 86-76 Jayson Werth, 34, 4.7, $16M, Ryan Zimmerman, 28, 3.8, $14M, Ian Desmond, 27, 3.7, $3.8M, Bryce Harper, 20, 3.7, $2M, All-Star Jordan Zimmermann, 27, 3.6, $5.35M, All-Star
Yr: 2014 Record: 96-66 Anthony Rendon, 24, 6.6, $1.8M, Jordan Zimmermann, 28, 4.9, $7.5M, All-Star Tanner Roark, 27, 4.5, $506k, Doug Fister, 30, 4.2, $7.2M, Jayson Werth, 35, 4.0, $20M,
Yr: 2015 Record: 83-79 Bryce Harper, 22, 10.0, $2.5M, All-Star Max Scherzer, 30, 7.3, $17.1M, All-Star Jordan Zimmermann, 29, 3.0, $16.5M, Gio Gonzalez, 29, 2.4, $11M, Ian Desmond, 29, 2.1, $11M,
Yr: 2016 Record: 95-67 Max Scherzer, 31, 6.5, $22.1M, All-Star Tanner Roark, 29, 5.6, $543k, Daniel Murphy, 31, 4.5, $8M, All-Star Anthony Rendon, 26, 3.9, $2.8M, Stephen Strasburg, 27, 3.8, $10.4M, All-Star
Yr: 2017 Record: 97-65 Max Scherzer, 32, 7.4, $22.1M, All-Star Stephen Strasburg, 28, 6.4, $18.3M, All-Star Gio Gonzalez, 31, 6.2, $12M, Anthony Rendon, 27, 6.0, $5.8M, Bryce Harper, 24, 4.7, $13.63M, All-Star
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