* – indicates new to team

+ – indicates injury

1. Atlanta Braves

Repeating as World Series champions is always difficult, but it will be interesting to see if they do so without Freddie Freeman.

2. New York Mets

They spent a lot of money acquiring many players, but if deGrom isn’t healthy it won’t matter in the end.

3. Philadelphia Phillies

Their lineup got a lot better and their bullpen looks much better than in years past.

4. Miami Marlins

Pitching is still a strength for them, but I’m not sure if their lineup is good enough to get past other Wild Card contenders.

5. Washington Nationals

It’s gonna be another rough year, but there is plenty of room for improvement.

Player to Watch: 1B Matt Olson – Atlanta Braves

Best Acquisition: P Max Scherzer – New York Mets

New Kid on the Block: P Edward Cabrera – Miami Marlins

Braves Lineup

1. RF Ronald Acuna Jr.+

2. 2B Ozzie Albies

3. 1B Matt Olson*

4. 3B Austin Riley

5. DH Marcell Ozuna

6. LF Eddie Rosario

7. CF Adam Duvall

8. SS Dansby Swanson

9. C Travis d’Arnaud

Bench

INF Orlando Arcia

C William Contreras

OF Guillermo Heredia

Rotation

1. Max Fried

2. Ian Anderson

3. Charlie Morton

4. Huascar Ynoa

5. Kyle Wright

Setup

Will Smith

Closer

Kenley Jansen*

Manager

Brian Snitker

Mets Lineup

1. RF Starling Marte*

2. SS Francisco Lindor

3. 3B Eduardo Escobar*

4. 1B Pete Alonso

5. DH Dominic Smith

6. LF Mark Canha*

7. 2B Jeff McNeil

8. C James McCann

9. CF Brandon Nimmo

Bench

INF/DH Robinson Cano

INF/DH J.D. Davis

C Tomas Nido

Rotation

1. Jacob deGrom

2. Max Scherzer*

3. Chris Bassitt*

4. Carlos Carrasco

5. Taijuan Walker

Setup

Seth Lugo

Closer

Edwin Diaz

Manager

Buck Showalter*

Phillies Lineup

1. DH/LF Kyle Schwarber*

2. C J.T. Realmuto

3. RF Bryce Harper

4. 1B Rhys Hoskins

5. LF/DH Nick Castellanos*

6. SS Didi Gregorius

7. 2B Jean Segura

8. 3B Alec Bohm

9. CF Odubel Herrera

Bench

INF Johan Camargo*

OF Mickey Moniak

OF Matt Vierling

Rotation

1. Zack Wheeler

2. Aaron Nola

3. Ranger Suarez

4. Zach Eflin

5. Kyle Gibson

Setup

Brad Hand*

Closer

Corey Knebel*

Manager

Joe Girardi

Marlins Lineup

1. 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr.

2. 3B Brian Anderson

3. RF Avisail Garcia*

4. LF Jorge Soler*

5. DH Jesus Aguilar

6. C Jacob Stallings*

7. 1B Garrett Cooper

8. CF Jesus Sanchez

9. SS Miguel Rojas

Bench

INF Joey Wendle*

INF/OF Jon Berti

C Payton Henry

Rotation

1. Sandy Alcantara

2. Pablo Lopez

3. Trevor Rogers

4. Elieser Hernandez

5. Jesus Luzardo

Setup

Anthony Bender

Closer

Dylan Floro

Manager

Don Mattingly

Nationals Lineup

1. 2B Cesar Hernandez*

2. RF Juan Soto

3. 1B Josh Bell

4. DH Nelson Cruz*

5. C Keibert Ruiz

6. 3B Maikel Franco*

7. CF Victor Robles

8. LF Lane Thomas

9. SS Alcides Escobar

Bench

INF Ehire Adrianza*

OF Yadiel Hernandez

C Riley Adams

Rotation

1. Stephen Strasburg

2. Patrick Corbin

3. Josiah Gray

4. Erick Fedde

5. Josh Rogers

Setup

Tanner Rainey

Closer

Kyle Finnegan

Manager

Dave Martinez