* – indicates new to team

+ – indicates injury

1. Texas Rangers

Last season was a bit of a fluke and that shouldn’t be the case with a healthy Jacob deGrom back in the rotation. Adding Jake Burger and Joc Pederson to an already stacked lineup only helps in the long run.

2. Houston Astros

The transition period is taking place with the lineup having different faces. Christian Walker was a good signing for first base, but the loss of Kyle Tucker might hurt them in the long run.

3. Seattle Mariners

Having Randy Arozarena and Victor Robles for a full season should have the offense in better position to score more runs. Their stacked rotation keeps them in contention regardless of the offense.

4. Athletics

They’ll be playing at a triple A field in Sacramento, California for the next few seasons before their move to Las Vegas, Nevada. Don’t expect them to suddenly be contenders, but they are better than advertised.

5. Los Angeles Angels

Even if Mike Trout is healthy for a full season, they won’t be much better than their 99-loss season last year.

Player to Watch: P Jacob deGrom – Texas Rangers

Best Acquisition: 1B Christian Walker – Houston Astros

New Kid on the Block: SS Jacob Wilson – Athletics

Rangers Lineup

1. 2B Marcus Semien

2. SS Corey Seager

3. 1B Jake Burger*

4. RF Adolis Garcia

5. 3B Josh Jung

6. DH Joc Pederson*

7. LF Wyatt Langford

8. C Jonah Heim

9. CF Leody Taveras

Bench

INF/OF Josh Smith

C Kyle Higashioka*

INF/OF Ezequiel Duran

Rotation

1. Nathan Eovaldi

2. Jacob deGrom

3. Tyler Mahle

4. Jack Leiter

5. Kumar Rocker

Setup

Chris Martin*

Closer

Luke Jackson*

Manager

Bruce Bochy

Astros Lineup

1. LF Jose Altuve

2. 3B Isaac Paredes*

3. DH Yordan Alvarez

4. 1B Christian Walker*

5. C Yainer Diaz

6. SS Jeremy Pena

7. RF Cam Smith*

8. 2B Brendan Rodgers*

9. CF Jake Meyers

Bench

INF/OF Mauricio Dubon

OF Chas McCormick

C Victor Caratini

Rotation

1. Framber Valdez

2. Hunter Brown

3. Spencer Arrighetti

4. Ronel Blanco

5. Hayden Wesneski*

Setup

Bryan Abreu

Closer

Josh Hader

Manager

Joe Espada

Mariners Lineup

1. 3B Jorge Polanco

2. CF Julio Rodriguez

3. LF Randy Arozarena

4. C Cal Raleigh

5. 1B Rowdy Tellez*

6. RF Victor Robles

7. DH Luke Raley

8. SS J.P. Crawford

9. 2B Ryan Bliss

Bench

INF/OF Dylan Moore

C/DH Mitch Garver

INF Donovan Solano*

Rotation

1. Logan Gilbert

2. George Kirby

3. Luis Castillo

4. Bryce Miller

5. Bryan Woo

Setup

Gabe Speier

Closer

Andres Munoz

Manager

Dan Wilson

Athletics Lineup

1. SS Jacob Wilson

2. RF Lawrence Butler

3. DH Brent Rooker

4. C Shea Langeliers

5. 1B Tyler Soderstrom

6. LF Miguel Andujar

7. 2B Zack Gelof

8. CF JJ Bleday

9. 3B Gio Urshela*

Bench

INF Luis Urias*

OF/1B Seth Brown

INF Max Muncy

Rotation

1. Luis Severino*

2. Jeffrey Springs*

3. Osvaldo Bido

4. JP Sears

5. J.T. Ginn

Setup

Tyler Ferguson

Closer

Mason Miller

Manager

Mark Kotsay

Angels Lineup

1. LF Taylor Ward

2. 2B Luis Rengifo

3. RF Mike Trout

4. DH Jorge Soler*

5. C Logan O’Hoppe

6. 1B Nolan Schanuel

7. SS Zach Neto

8. 3B Yoan Moncada*

9. CF Jo Adell

Bench

INF Tim Anderson*

C Travis d’Arnaud*

INF/OF Kyren Paris

Rotation

1. Yusei Kikuchi*

2. Jose Soriano

3. Tyler Anderson

4. Kyle Hendricks*

5. Jack Kochanowicz

Setup

Ben Joyce

Closer

Kenley Jansen*

Manager

Ron Washington