Could some Nats take home hardware tonight?

The Nationals were shut out in the Gold Glove voting this year, with Denard Span coming up short to Mets center fielder Juan Lagares and Adam LaRoche losing out to Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez.

Tonight, we get another chance to see if any Nationals will take home some hardware.

The Silver Slugger awards will be announced tonight beginning at 6 p.m. on MLB Network. As I'm sure most of you are aware, Gold Gloves are handed out to the top defensive player in each league at each position, while Silver Sluggers, an award sponsored by Louisville Slugger, are based on offensive contributions.

Each major league team is given four votes each, with the manager and coaches doing the voting. They are asked to select the players they feel are the best offensive producers at each position in their league. According to Louisville Slugger's Web site, selections are based on a combination of offensive statistics, including batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage, as well as the coaches' and managers' general impressions of a player's overall offensive value.

The manager and coaches doing the voting are not allowed to vote for their own players.

Here are the nominees at each position in the National League (the asterisk denotes a past winner):

First Base
Matt Adams, St. Louis Cardinals
Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
Adrian Gonzalez, L.A. Dodgers*
Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks*
Justin Morneau, Colorado Rockies*
Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs

Second Base
Dee Gordon, L.A. Dodgers
D.J. LeMahieu, Colorado Rockies
Daniel Murphy, New York Mets
Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies*
Neil Walker, Pittsburgh Pirates

Third Base
Matt Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals
Todd Frazier, Cincinnati Reds
Casey McGehee, Miami Marlins
Aramis Ramirez, Milwaukee Brewers*
Anthony Rendon, Washington Nationals
Pablo Sandoval, SF Giants

Shortstop
Starlin Castro, Chicago Cubs
Ian Desmond, Washington Nationals*
Jhonny Peralta, St. Louis Cardinals
Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia Phillies*

Catcher
Jonathan Lucroy, Milwaukee Brewers
Devin Mesoraco, Cincinnati Reds
Miguel Montero, Arizona Diamondbacks
Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants*

Outfield
Marlon Byrd, Philadelphia Phillies
Carlos Gomez, Milwaukee Brewers
Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates*
Hunter Pence, SF Giants
Yasiel Puig, L.A. Dodgers
Ben Revere, Philadelphia Phillies
Denard Span, Washington Nationals
Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins
Justin Upton, Atlanta Braves*
Jayson Werth, Washington Nationals

Pitcher
Madison Bumgarner, SF Giants
Mike Leake, Cincinnati Reds
Jordan Lyles, Colorado Rockies
Travis Wood, Chicago Cubs

You'll see four Nationals in there - Rendon, Desmond, Span and Werth. Below are the offensive lines for each during the 2014 season.

Rendon: .287/.351/.473, 21 home runs, 83 RBIs, 111 runs, 176 hits, 125 OPS-plus
Desmond: .255/.313/.430, 24 home runs, 91 RBIs, 73 runs, 151 hits, 103 OPS-plus
Span: .302/.355/.416, five home runs, 37 RBIs, 94 runs, 184 hits, 113 OPS-plus
Werth: .292/.394/.455, 16 home runs, 82 RBIs, 85 runs, 156 hits, 134 OPS-plus

Desmond is the only one of the four nominated Nationals to have won a Silver Slugger before. He's won each of the last two years and is looking for his third straight.

Who do you think has the best shot to earn a Silver Slugger this year? Who deserves it the most?