* – indicates new to team

+ – indicates injury

1. Minnesota Twins

They are the clear cut best team with their overall roster construction in the division. If Royce Lewis and Byron Buxton stay healthy for a full season, look out.

2. Cleveland Guardians

They continue to doll out solid starting pitchers and their bullpen is among the best in baseball. Their lineup outside of Jose Ramirez has a lot of holes in it.

3. Detroit Tigers

They are poised to make a gigantic leap this season. The additions they made in the rotation could be the reason they make that leap in a weak division.

4. Kansas City Royals

A lot of moves were made that on the surface should result in them competing for a top spot in the Central. Yet, outside of Bobby Witt Jr. and Cole Ragans, we’ll have to wait and see what their teammates do before putting them any higher than fourth.

5. Chicago White Sox

It’s going to be a painful rebuild with a few more players likely to be dealt at some point this season.

Player to Watch: SS Bobby Witt Jr. – Kansas City Royals

Best Acquisition: P Kenta Maeda – Detroit Tigers

New Kid on the Block: SS Colson Montgomery – Chicago White Sox

Twins Lineup

1. 3B Royce Lewis

2. 2B Edouard Julien

3. CF Byron Buxton

4. RF Max Kepler

5. SS Carlos Correa

6. DH Alex Kirilloff

7. 1B Carlos Santana*

8. C Ryan Jeffers

9. LF Matt Wallner

Bench

OF Manuel Margot*

INF Kyle Farmer

C Christian Vazquez

Rotation

1. Pablo Lopez

2. Joe Ryan

3. Chris Paddack

4. Bailey Ober

5. Louie Varland

Setup

Brock Stewart

Closer

Jhoan Duran+

Manager

Rocco Baldelli

Guardians Lineup

1. 2B Andres Gimenez

2. 3B Jose Ramirez

3. 1B Josh Naylor

4. RF Ramon Laureano

5. LF Steven Kwan

6. DH David Fry

7. CF Estevan Florial*

8. SS Brayan Rocchio

9. C Austin Hedges*

Bench

OF Will Brennan

INF Gabriel Arias

C Bo Naylor

Rotation

1. Shane Bieber

2. Tanner Bibee

3. Triston McKenzie

4. Logan Allen

5. Gavin Williams

Setup

Scott Barlow*

Closer

Emmanuel Clase

Manager

Stephen Vogt*

Tigers Lineup

1. RF Riley Greene

2. 1B Spencer Torkelson

3. DH Kerry Carpenter

4. C Jake Rogers

5. SS Javier Baez

6. LF Mark Canha*

7. 2B Colt Keith

8. 3B Gio Urshela*

9. CF Parker Meadows

Bench

INF/OF Matt Vierling

C Carson Kelly

INF Andy Ibanez

Rotation

1. Tarik Skubal

2. Kenta Maeda*

3. Jack Flaherty*

4. Casey Mize

5. Reese Olson

Setup

Will Vest

Closer

Alex Lange

Manager

A.J. Hinch

Royals Lineup

1. 3B Maikel Garcia

2. SS Bobby Witt Jr.

3. 1B Vinnie Pasquantino

4. C Salvador Perez

5. RF Hunter Renfroe*

6. 2B Michael Massey

7. DH Nelson Velazquez

8. LF MJ Melendez

9. CF Kyle Isbel

Bench

INF Adam Frazier*

INF/OF Garrett Hampson*

INF Nick Loftin

Rotation

1. Cole Ragans

2. Seth Lugo*

3. Michael Wacha*

4. Brady Singer

5. Alec Marsh

Setup

Will Smith*

Closer

James McArthur

Manager

Matt Quatraro

White Sox Lineup

1. LF Andrew Benintendi

2. CF Luis Robert Jr.

3. DH Eloy Jimenez

4. 1B Andrew Vaughn

5. 3B Yoan Moncada

6. RF Gavin Sheets

7. SS Paul DeJong*

8. 2B Nicky Lopez*

9. C Martin Maldonado*

Bench

C Korey Lee

OF Dominic Fletcher*

INF Braden Shewmake*

Rotation

1. Garrett Crochet

2. Mike Clevinger

3. Michael Soroka*

4. Chris Flexen*

5. Erick Fedde*

Setup

Tanner Banks

Closer

Michael Kopech

Manager

Pedro Grifol