What would a dream off-day look like for the Nats? 

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So far this season, the Nationals have had stretches of 17 games and 16 games in a row. Off-days have been few and far between, but they get one on Thursday to start their road trip to Phoenix and San Francisco.

Ahead of their break, I asked the team: What would be your dream day off?

(Shoutout to MLB.com’s Paige Leckie for the story idea and fantastic artwork.)

Daylen Lile: “Since we're in D.C., I'd probably say go on the water. I’d want to jet ski and see the sights from the water. That would be my dream off-day.”

Nasim Nuñez: “I’d want to go skydiving because Daylen said he wants to go get on a boat. So I would go skydiving, and then land in the water next to his boat, and then enjoy the rest of the off-day with Daylen.”

Jacob Young: “My dream off-day now would be just to hang out with my daughter and my wife. Especially when you get home from a road trip and they're not there, getting to come home and see my daughter's the best. So I would just hang out with her all day. We would go to the park or go to Georgetown, if we're at home, somewhere you can walk around, get her outside a little bit, have lunch, and just spend time with each other.”

CJ Abrams: “I would get a massage and go out in nature, be around water. In nature, you feel good, good vibes. It’s healing.”

Cade Cavalli: “I would wake up, play golf with the boys, get back, chill by the pool with [my wife] Maddie, and then have either a team dinner or dinner with my wife. It’s very chill, but it would be spending time with people that I want to spend time with.”

Clayton Beeter: “I would deer hunt. Well, you can’t because deer season is in the [baseball] offseason. I could go turkey hunting, but I’d need some Nats fan to take me out turkey hunting in Virginia.”

Luis García Jr.: “A lot of sleep, play PlayStation, go to the mall, a lot of eating – ice cream, for sure – and see a movie. I’ve got a lot of things on a day off. I think that's it. (Pauses, smiles.) And go to sleep again.”

Dylan Crews: “First, I'd go to a really good coffee shop in the morning with my fiancée. After that, come home, walk my dogs with her, go around the park or something, enjoy the coffee, too. Probably get some breakfast or something along the way. After that, come home, maybe do a little bit of shopping. Then in the afternoon, just chill out, relax, watch a couple movies or watch some TV shows, and that's it. Pretty simple.”