Greetings from West Palm Beach, Fla., where MacKenzie Gore takes the ball today against the Miami Marlins. I’m excited to be here — and excited to share what I learn over the course of a week at Washington Nationals spring training.

Because I’m down here, and because the Nats are about at the midpoint of their preparation for the season, we thought it would be a perfect time to do a Nats-focused Q&A. I have enlisted Andrew Golden, one of our Nats beat writers and the man who has been on the scene since the day pitchers and catchers first reported last month, to join me. Welcome, Andrew!