With the 2016 season getting started, here's a look at where the Nationals' Top 30 prospects are projected to start the season:
1. Lucas Giolito -- Harrisburg Senators (AA)
2. Trea Turner -- Syracuse Chiefs (AAA)
3. Victor Robles -- Hagerstown Suns (A)
4. Erick Fedde -- Potomac Nationals (A Adv)
5. Reynaldo Lopez -- Harrisburg Senators (AA)
6. Wilmer Difo -- Harrisburg Senators (AA)
7. A.J. Cole -- Syracuse Chiefs (AAA)
8. Andrew Stevenson -- Potomac Nationals (A Adv)
9. Austin Voth -- Syracuse Chiefs (AAA)
10. Pedro Severino -- Syracuse Chiefs (AAA)
11. Blake Perkins -- Extended spring camp
12. Osvaldo Abreu -- Potomac Nationals (A Adv)
13. Anderson Franco -- Extended spring camp
14. Drew Ward -- Potomac Nationals (A Adv)
15. Juan Soto -- Extended spring camp
16. Rafael Bautista -- Harrisburg Senators (AA)
17. Jakson Reetz -- Hagerstown Suns (A)
18. Joan Baez -- Hagerstown Suns (A)
19. Koda Glover -- Potomac Nationals (A Adv)
20. Austen Williams -- Harrisburg Senators (AA)
21. Spencer Kieboom -- Harrisburg Senators (AA)
22. Abel De Los Santos -- Harrisburg Senators (AA)
23. Rhett Wiseman -- Hagerstown Suns (A)
24. Edwin Lora -- Hagerstown Suns (A)
25. Taylor Hearn -- Hagerstown Suns (A)
26. Kelvin Gutierrez -- Hagerstown Suns (A)
27. Raudy Read -- Potomac Nationals (A Adv)
28. Nick Lee -- Harrisburg Senators (AA)
29. Matt Skole -- Syracuse Chiefs (AAA)
30. Chris Bostick -- Harrisburg Senators (AA)
• Complete coverage of Nationals prospects on MLBPipeline.com/Nationals
Team to watch
All eyes will be on MLBPipeline.com's top-ranked pitching prospect and No. 2 overall prospect Lucas Giolito, who is ticketed to begin the season at Double-A Harrisburg along with eight other members of the Nationals' Top 30. Class A Advanced Potomac's roster also offers plenty of intrigue, led by No. 77 overall prospect Erick Fedde, 2015 second-rounder Andrew Stevenson, middle infielder Osvaldo Abreu and hard-throwing reliever Koda Glover.
Where teams' Top 30 prospects are starting the season
Teams on MiLB.TV
Syracuse Chiefs
Harrisburg Senators
New faces
The Nationals made the signing of outfielder Juan Soto a top priority last July and landed the then-16-year-old with a $1.5 million bonus, a franchise record for a Latin American teenager. The Dominican Republic native experienced stateside baseball for the first time last year during instructional league, and he'll make his highly anticipated pro debut at some point in 2016 after beginning in extended spring camp.
On the shelf
None