* – indicates new to team

+ – indicates injury

1. Chicago Cubs

While they faltered at the end last season, it was an encouraging sign that they were trending in the right direction.

2. Cincinnati Reds

The youth movement is in full swing and now is the time for them to capitalize on it with a weak division.

3. St. Louis Cardinals

Getting Sonny Gray puts the top of their rotation in a stable setting, but will they be able to get production out of Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado once again?

4. Milwaukee Brewers

Their pitching staff as a whole has taken a hit and not having Craig Counsell as their manager could put this franchise in a state of flux for a while.

5. Pittsburgh Pirates

Like their counterparts in Cincinnati, there is a fair amount of prospects ready to take the leap into the majors. Time to see if it clicks for Pittsburgh.

Player to Watch: OF Cody Bellinger – Chicago Cubs

Best Acquisition: P Sonny Gray – St. Louis Cardinals

New Kid on the Block: OF Jackson Chourio – Milwaukee Brewers

Cubs Lineup

1. 2B Nico Hoerner

2. RF Seiya Suzuki

3. CF Cody Bellinger

4. 3B Patrick Wisdom

5. DH Christopher Morel

6. SS Dansby Swanson

7. LF Ian Happ

8. C Yan Gomes

9. 1B Michael Busch*

Bench

OF/DH Mike Tauchman

INF Nick Madrigal

1B/DH Garrett Cooper*

Rotation

1. Justin Steele

2. Kyle Hendricks

3. Jameson Taillon

4. Shota Imanaga*

5. Jordan Wicks

Setup

Hector Neris*

Closer

Adbert Alzolay

Manager

Craig Counsell*

Reds Lineup

1. CF TJ Friedl+

2. 2B Matt McLain+

3. 3B Jeimer Candelario*

4. LF Spencer Steer

5. 1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand

6. RF Jake Fraley

7. SS Elly De La Cruz

8. DH Jonathan India

9. C Tyler Stephenson

Bench

OF Will Benson

INF Santiago Espinal*

C Luke Maile

Rotation

1. Frankie Montas*

2. Hunter Greene

3. Graham Ashcraft

4. Andrew Abbott

5. Nick Lodolo

Setup

Lucas Sims

Closer

Alexis Diaz

Manager

David Bell

Cardinals Lineup

1. CF Tommy Edman+

2. 1B Paul Goldschmidt

3. 3B Nolan Arenado

4. 2B Nolan Gorman

5. C Willson Contreras

6. RF Lars Nootbaar

7. DH Jordan Walker

8. LF Dylan Carlson

9. SS Masyn Winn

Bench

INF/OF Brendan Donovan

INF Brandon Crawford*

INF/DH Matt Carpenter*

Rotation

1. Sonny Gray*

2. Miles Mikolas

3. Lance Lynn*

4. Kyle Gibson*

5. Steven Matz

Setup

Giovanny Gallegos

Closer

Ryan Helsley

Manager

Oliver Marmol

Brewers Lineup

1. CF Garrett Mitchell+

2. RF Jackson Chourio

3. LF Christian Yelich

4. 1B Rhys Hoskins*

5. C William Contreras

6. SS Willy Adames

7. DH Gary Sanchez*

8. 2B Brice Turang

9. 3B Joey Ortiz*

Bench

OF Sal Frelick

1B/DH Jake Bauers*

INF Andruw Monasterio

Rotation

1. Freddy Peralta

2. DL Hall*

3. Colin Rea

4. Jakob Junis*

5. Wade Miley

Setup

Joel Payamps

Closer

Devin Williams+

Manager

Pat Murphy*

Pirates Lineup

1. DH Andrew McCutchen

2. SS Oneil Cruz

3. RF Bryan Reynolds

4. 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes

5. 1B Rowdy Tellez*

6. CF Michael A. Taylor*

7. LF Jack Suwinski

8. C Henry Davis

9. 2B Jared Triolo

Bench

OF/1B Connor Joe

INF/OF Ji Hwan Bae

C/1B/DH Yasmani Grandal*

Rotation

1. Mitch Keller

2. Martin Perez*

3. Marco Gonzales*

4. Jared Jones

5. Bailey Falter

Setup

Aroldis Chapman*

Closer

David Bednar

Manager

Derek Shelton