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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	K. RuizKeibert Ruiz	R. AdamsRiley Adams	I. Pineda Finger: Questionable for start of season Israel Pineda Finger: Questionable for start of season
First Base	D. SmithDominic Smith	J. MenesesJoey Meneses	M. AdamsMatt Adams M. ChavisMichael Chavis J. CandelarioJeimer Candelario
Second Base	L. Garcia Nationals' Luis Garcia: Pops second spring homer Luis Garcia Nationals' Luis Garcia: Pops second spring homer	I. VargasIldemaro Vargas	J. DownsJeter Downs M. ChavisMichael Chavis
Shortstop	C. Abrams Nationals' CJ Abrams: Back in action Sunday C.J. Abrams Nationals' CJ Abrams: Back in action Sunday	L. Garcia Nationals' Luis Garcia: Pops second spring homer Luis Garcia Nationals' Luis Garcia: Pops second spring homer	I. VargasIldemaro Vargas J. DownsJeter Downs
Third Base	J. CandelarioJeimer Candelario	C. Kieboom Nationals' Carter Kieboom: Playing catch Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Apr 14 Carter Kieboom Nationals' Carter Kieboom: Playing catch Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Apr 14	I. VargasIldemaro Vargas J. DownsJeter Downs M. ChavisMichael Chavis
Left Field	C. DickersonCorey Dickerson	A. Call Nationals' Alex Call: Bench role could be slipping away Alex Call Nationals' Alex Call: Bench role could be slipping away	S. GarrettStone Garrett L. ThomasLane Thomas J. MenesesJoey Meneses I. VargasIldemaro Vargas
Center Field	V. RoblesVictor Robles	L. ThomasLane Thomas	A. Call Nationals' Alex Call: Bench role could be slipping away Alex Call Nationals' Alex Call: Bench role could be slipping away
Right Field	L. ThomasLane Thomas	J. MenesesJoey Meneses	A. Call Nationals' Alex Call: Bench role could be slipping away Alex Call Nationals' Alex Call: Bench role could be slipping away C. DickersonCorey Dickerson I. VargasIldemaro Vargas S. GarrettStone Garrett
Designated Hitter	J. MenesesJoey Meneses	D. SmithDominic Smith	S. GarrettStone Garrett C. DickersonCorey Dickerson L. Garcia Nationals' Luis Garcia: Pops second spring homer Luis Garcia Nationals' Luis Garcia: Pops second spring homer R. AdamsRiley Adams L. ThomasLane Thomas C. Abrams Nationals' CJ Abrams: Back in action Sunday C.J. Abrams Nationals' CJ Abrams: Back in action Sunday

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
S. Strasburg Ribs: Expected to be out until at least May 1 Stephen Strasburg Ribs: Expected to be out until at least May 1	J. Gray Nationals' Josiah Gray: Gets stretched out on back field Josiah Gray Nationals' Josiah Gray: Gets stretched out on back field	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	M. Gore Nationals' MacKenzie Gore: Spring struggles continue MacKenzie Gore Nationals' MacKenzie Gore: Spring struggles continue	T. Williams Nationals' Trevor Williams: Stumbles against Marlins Trevor Williams Nationals' Trevor Williams: Stumbles against Marlins

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
K. FinneganKyle Finnegan	H. HarveyHunter Harvey	C. EdwardsCarl Edwards E. RamirezErasmo Ramirez S. Doolittle Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 14 Sean Doolittle Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 14 V. Arano Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Apr 14 Victor Arano Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Apr 14 A. ColomeAlex Colome P. Espino Nationals' Paolo Espino: Having solid spring Paolo Espino Nationals' Paolo Espino: Having solid spring M. ThompsonMason Thompson T. WardThad Ward T. Rainey Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Aug 3 Tanner Rainey Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Aug 3