Hahaha @ at the odd year "DOOM~!" of the Nats. WELP! Time to break that ignominious odd-year streak, I'd say.
I'm inclined to think that they have to still be considered favorites to take home the division, even with the likelihood of the Marlins and Mets being better with their two young aces returning from TJ surgery. They truly do have something of an all-or-nothing offense, though, and when they go cold, the results can be ugly (for Nats fans). It seemed as though Ian Desmond was a near-lock to be traded at the Winter Meetings according to rumblings but nothing ever came of it.
Aaaand, now I must give you a second message as well because of the jobber character limitation...