* – indicates new to team

1. Houston Astros

They are in it to win right now with the acquisitions of Beltran and McCann.

2. Texas Rangers

Their bullpen and top of the rotation give them a distinct advantage for a Wild Card spot.

3. Seattle Mariners

With the massive turnover of the roster, things will need to click right away for their playoff drought to end.

4. Los Angeles Angels

Everything i.e, health and player performance, has to go right for them to contend for a Wild Card spot.

5. Oakland Athletics

This will be another rebuilding year, but there are some interesting pieces coming from the minors very soon.

Player to Watch: SS Carlos Correa Houston Astros

Best Acquisition: OF/DH Carlos Beltran Houston Astros

New Kid on the Block: P Jharel Cotton Oakland Athletics

Houston Astros

Lineup

1. CF George Springer

2. 2B Jose Altuve

3. SS Carlos Correa

4. DH Carlos Beltran*

5. C Brian McCann*

6. 3B Alex Bregman

7. RF Josh Reddick*

8. 1B Yulieski Gurriel

9. LF Nori Aoki*

Bench

C/DH Evan Gattis

INF/OF Marwin Gonzalez

OF Jake Marisnick

Rotation

1. Dallas Keuchel

2. Lance McCullers

3. Collin McHugh

4. Charlie Morton*

5. Mike Fiers

Setup

Luke Gregerson

Closer

Ken Giles

 Manager

A.J. Hinch

Texas Rangers

Lineup

1. SS Elvis Andrus

2. DH Shin-Soo Choo

3. 3B Adrian Beltre

4. 1B Mike Napoli*

5. C Jonathan Lucroy

6. 2B Rougned Odor

7. RF Nomar Mazara

8. CF Carlos Gomez

9. LF Jurickson Profar

Bench

OF Delino DeShields

C Robinson Chirinos

OF/DH Ryan Rua

Rotation

1. Cole Hamels

2. Yu Darvish

3. Martin Perez

4. Andrew Cashner*

5. Tyson Ross*

Setup 

Matt Bush

Closer

Sam Dyson

Manager

Jeff Banister

Seattle Mariners

Lineup

1. SS Jean Segura*

2. LF Jarrod Dyson*

3. 2B Robinson Cano

4. DH Nelson Cruz

5. 3B Kyle Seager

6. 1B Danny Valencia*

7. CF Leonys Martin

8. C Mike Zunino

9. RF Mitch Haniger*

Bench

INF Shawn O’Malley

C Carlos Ruiz*

OF Guillermo Heredia

Rotation

1. Felix Hernandez

2. James Paxton

3. Hisashi Iwakuma

4. Drew Smyly*

5. Yovani Gallardo*

Setup

Steve Cishek

Closer

Edwin Diaz

Manager

Scott Servais

Los Angeles Angels

Lineup

1. 3B Yunel Escobar

2. RF Kole Calhoun

3. CF Mike Trout

4. DH Albert Pujols

5. 1B C.J. Cron

6. LF Cameron Maybin*

7. 2B Danny Espinosa*

8. SS Andrelton Simmons

9. C Martin Maldonado*

Bench

INF Luis Valbuena*

OF Ben Revere*

C Carlos Perez

Rotation

1. Garrett Richards

2. Matt Shoemaker

3. Tyler Skaggs

4. Ricky Nolasco

5. Jesse Chavez*

Setup

Cam Bedrosian

Closer

Huston Street

Manager

Mike Scioscia

Oakland Atheltics

Lineup

1. SS Marcus Semien

2. CF Rajai Davis*

3. C Stephen Vogt

4. LF Khris Davis

5. DH Ryon Healy

6. RF Matt Joyce*

7. 3B Trevor Plouffe*

8. 1B Yonder Alonso

9. 2B Jed Lowrie

Bench

C Josh Phegley

INF Adam Rosales*

1B/DH Mark Canha

Rotation

1. Sonny Gray

2. Kendall Graveman

3. Sean Manaea

4. Jharel Cotton

5. Andrew Triggs

Setup 

Sean Doolittle

Closer

Ryan Madson

Manager

Bob Melvin