According to Las Vegas oddmakers , the Washington Nationals immediately became World Series favorites after signing free-agent pitcher Max Scherzer to a seven-year, $210 million contract in January . But they certainly weren't alone in that belief. We here at Big League Stew agreed as well , and so does Las Vegas native — and current Nationals outfielder — Bryce Harper, who not surprisingly wasn't shy about expressing his confidence. After reporting to camp Wednesday, Bryce Harper was greeted by the expected throng of national and local media, and he wasted no time expressing his belief in the Nationals starting rotation and their chances of bringing home a World Series championship . "I mean, that's unbelievable. So to be able to have a guy like Scherzer come in, I just started laughing. I was like: 'Where's my ring?' Cause it's just stupid," he said to CSN's Mark Zuckerman and other reporters. "It's absolutely stupid how good our staff is. To add a Cy Young, to add a guy that is unbelievable in the postseason. If you have to go into a five-game set in the postseason — looking ahead, like I told you I wouldn't — you have to go into a five-game set with a...