National League West

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* – indicates new to team

+ – indicates injury

1. Los Angeles Dodgers

Two straight World Series appearances, but no title to show for it. Third time’s the charm?

2. Colorado Rockies

With a pitching staff that is quickly developing into a force they should be contenders with their stacked lineup as well.

3. San Diego Padres

While the pitching staff isn’t expected to match what their lineup is capable of, they should push for a .500 record this year.

4. Arizona Diamondbacks

They quickly traded away Paul Goldschmidt once the offseason started and it immediately sucked the life out of the franchise.

5. San Francisco Giants

This is going to be the last time we see Bruce Bochy in the dugout managing a baseball team. Too bad it wasn’t under better circumstances.

Player to Watch: 3B Nolan Arenado – Colorado Rockies

Best Acquisition: 3B Manny Machado – San Diego Padres

New Kid on the Block: SS Fernando Tatis Jr. – San Diego Padres

Dodgers Lineup

1. SS Corey Seager

2. 1B Max Muncy

3. 3B Justin Turner

4. RF Cody Bellinger

5. CF A.J. Pollock*

6. LF Joc Pederson

7. 2B Enrique Hernandez

8. C Austin Barnes

Bench

INF/OF Chris Taylor

3B/1B David Freese

C Russell Martin*

Rotation

1. Clayton Kershaw

2. Walker Buehler

3. Hyun-Jin Ryu

4. Rich Hill

5. Ross Stripling

Setup

Joe Kelly*

Closer

Kenley Jansen

Manager

Dave Roberts

Rockies Lineup

1. RF Charlie Blackmon

2. CF Ian Desmond

3. SS Trevor Story

4. 3B Nolan Arenado

5. 1B Daniel Murphy*

6. LF David Dahl

7. C Chris Iannetta

8. 2B Ryan McMahon

Bench

INF/OF Garrett Hampson

1B Mark Reynolds*

C Tony Wolters

Rotation

1. Kyle Freeland

2. German Marquez

3. Jon Gray

4. Tyler Anderson

5. Chad Bettis

Setup

Seunghwan Oh

Closer

Wade Davis

Manager

Bud Black

Padres Lineup

1. 2B Ian Kinsler*

2. 1B Eric Hosmer

3. 3B Manny Machado*

4. LF Wil Myers

5. RF Hunter Renfroe

6. CF Manuel Margot

7. C Austin Hedges

8. SS Francisco Tatis Jr.

Bench

C/OF Francisco Mejia

OF Franmil Reyes

INF Greg Garcia*

Rotation

1. Joey Lucchesi

2. Eric Lauer

3. Chris Paddack

4. Matt Strahm

5. Nick Margevicius

Setup

Craig Stammen

Closer

Kirby Yates

Manager

Andy Green

Diamondbacks Lineup

1. CF Ketel Marte

2. 3B Eduardo Escobar

3. LF David Peralta

4. 1B Jake Lamb

5. RF Adam Jones*

6. 2B Wilmer Flores*

7. SS Nick Ahmed

8. C Alex Avila

Bench

1B/OF Christian Walker

OF Jarrod Dyson

C Carson Kelly*

Rotation

1. Zack Greinke

2. Zack Godley

3. Robbie Ray

4. Luke Weaver*

5. Merrill Kelly*

Setup

Archie Bradley

Closer

Greg Holland*

Manager

Torey Lovullo

Giants Lineup

1. 2B Joe Panik

2. SS Brandon Crawford

3. C Buster Posey

4. 3B Evan Longoria

5. 1B Brandon Belt

6. CF Steven Duggar

7. RF Gerardo Parra*

8. LF Connor Joe*

Bench

INF/OF Yangervis Solarte*

3B/1B Pablo Sandoval

OF Michael Reed*

Rotation

1. Madison Bumgarner

2. Derek Holland

3. Dereck Rodriguez

4. Jeff Samardzija

5. Drew Pomeranz*

Setup

Tony Watson

Closer

Will Smith

Manager

Bruce Bochy

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