Washington Nationals Depth Chart - MLB Starters and Backup Players - CBSSports.com

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	K. RuizKeibert Ruiz	R. AdamsRiley Adams	—
First Base	J. MenesesJoey Meneses	J. GalloJoey Gallo	I. VargasIldemaro Vargas
Second Base	L. Garcia Nationals' Luis Garcia: Back in lineup as DH Luis Garcia Nationals' Luis Garcia: Back in lineup as DH	I. VargasIldemaro Vargas	N. NunezNasim Nunez
Shortstop	C. Abrams Nationals' CJ Abrams: Tallies three hits in loss C.J. Abrams Nationals' CJ Abrams: Tallies three hits in loss	I. VargasIldemaro Vargas	N. NunezNasim Nunez
Third Base	N. SenzelNick Senzel	I. VargasIldemaro Vargas	—
Left Field	E. Rosario Nationals' Eddie Rosario: Goes yard Eddie Rosario Nationals' Eddie Rosario: Goes yard	J. Winker Nationals' Jesse Winker: Swats solo homer Jesse Winker Nationals' Jesse Winker: Swats solo homer	J. GalloJoey Gallo I. VargasIldemaro Vargas J. YoungJacob Young N. SenzelNick Senzel
Center Field	J. YoungJacob Young	V. RoblesVictor Robles	E. Rosario Nationals' Eddie Rosario: Goes yard Eddie Rosario Nationals' Eddie Rosario: Goes yard L. Thomas Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 24 Lane Thomas Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 24 J. GalloJoey Gallo N. SenzelNick Senzel
Right Field	L. Thomas Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 24 Lane Thomas Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 24	J. GalloJoey Gallo	V. RoblesVictor Robles E. Rosario Nationals' Eddie Rosario: Goes yard Eddie Rosario Nationals' Eddie Rosario: Goes yard N. SenzelNick Senzel J. YoungJacob Young I. VargasIldemaro Vargas J. Winker Nationals' Jesse Winker: Swats solo homer Jesse Winker Nationals' Jesse Winker: Swats solo homer
Designated Hitter	J. Winker Nationals' Jesse Winker: Swats solo homer Jesse Winker Nationals' Jesse Winker: Swats solo homer	N. SenzelNick Senzel	J. MenesesJoey Meneses E. Rosario Nationals' Eddie Rosario: Goes yard Eddie Rosario Nationals' Eddie Rosario: Goes yard J. GalloJoey Gallo K. RuizKeibert Ruiz

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
M. Gore Nationals' MacKenzie Gore: Fires second straight quality start MacKenzie Gore Nationals' MacKenzie Gore: Fires second straight quality start	J. Gray Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 29 Josiah Gray Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 29	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	T. Williams Nationals' Trevor Williams: Inefficient against Phillies Trevor Williams Nationals' Trevor Williams: Inefficient against Phillies	J. IrvinJake Irvin

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
K. Finnegan Nationals' Kyle Finnegan: Blows save, takes loss Saturday Kyle Finnegan Nationals' Kyle Finnegan: Blows save, takes loss Saturday	H. HarveyHunter Harvey	R. GarciaRobert Garcia J. WeemsJordan Weems T. RaineyTanner Rainey D. FloroDylan Floro D. LawDerek Law J. BarnesJacob Barnes J. Ferrer Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 27 Jose Ferrer Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 27 M. Thompson Elbow: Out for the season Mason Thompson Elbow: Out for the season