That's what I thought in 2014 after we swept Detroit's 3 aces in Verlander, Scherzer, and Price. Then the Royals come along. Then it was the Royals were the team of destiny (especially sweeping us in the ALCS and in the WC game coming back from 7-3 going into the 8th... and later after trialing in the 12th by 1 run and scoring 2 in the bottom half to win vs the A's) until they lost to the Giants in part because Bumgardner was pitching like Cy Young (or perhaps more app in this situation, Christy Matthewson).
So who knows what it going to happen. You could be entirely correct. I concede that the Nats are a scary team. Their middle of the order is is pretty potent, but the Scherzer-Strasburg-Corbin trio is what really scares you about them. Hopefully the Cards pull a 2014 Orioles against the Tigers. If not, it's up to the Astros/Yanks (who would be favored). Now if it's Nats/Yanks, I don't now who I'd root for. I guess we'll see what happens. I will say I'm really looking forward to the struggle of the Titans (Astros-Yanks), that should be an epic series. God, I love baseball.