* – indicates new to team

+ – indicates injury

1. Milwaukee Brewers

Even with the trades they made in the offseason, their lineup is still formidable and they have plenty of depth in their pitching staff to plug any holes.

2. Chicago Cubs

The signing of Alex Bregman signals that they are serous about being contenders. Their pitching staff can compete with others in the National League, but can this group find Postseason success as currently constructed?

3. Cincinnati Reds

Losing Hunter Greene for about half the season will sting, but signing Eugenio Suarez provides the needed power bat the middle of their lineup sorely needed for an October push.

4. Pittsburgh Pirates

They actually went after and signed or traded for top notch bats to bring some scoring prowess to the lineup. Paul Skenes and company will do their part and with added run support this team might flirt with a Wild Card spot.

5. St. Louis Cardinals

The youth movement is in full swing now. It will be interesting to see if the loyal fan base will remain patient with the amount of success this franchise has had for the past few decades.

Player to Watch: P Paul Skenes – Pittsburgh Pirates

Best Acquisition: 3B Alex Bregman – Chicago Cubs

New Kid on the Block: INF JJ Wetherholt – St. Louis Cardinals

Brewers Lineup

1. LF Jackson Chourio+

2. 2B Brice Turang

3. C William Contreras

4. DH Christian Yelich

5. 1B Andrew Vaughn

6. RF Sal Frelick

7. SS Joey Ortiz

8. CF Garrett Mitchell

9. 3B Luis Rengifo*

Bench

1B/OF Jake Bauers

C/DH Gary Sanchez*

OF Brandon Lockridge

Rotation

1. Jacob Misiorowski

2. Chad Patrick

3. Brandon Woodruff

4. Brandon Sproat*

5. Kyle Harrison*

Setup

Abner Uribe

Closer

Trevor Megill

Manager

Pat Murphy

Cubs Lineup

1. 1B Michael Busch

2. 2B Nico Hoerner

3. 3B Alex Bregman*

4. RF Seiya Suzuki+

5. CF Pete Crow-Armstrong

6. LF Ian Happ

7. SS Dansby Swanson

8. DH Moises Ballesteros

9. C Carson Kelly

Bench

INF/OF Matt Shaw

C Miguel Amaya

OF Michael Conforto*

Rotation

1. Matthew Boyd

2. Cade Horton

3. Shota Imanaga

4. Edward Cabrera*

5. Jameson Taillon

Setup

Caleb Thielbar

Closer

Daniel Palencia

Manager

Craig Counsell

Reds Lineup

1. CF TJ Friedl

2. 2B Matt McLain

3. 1B Sal Stewart

4. DH Eugenio Suarez*

5. SS Elly De La Cruz

6. LF Spencer Steer

7. RF Noelvi Marte

8. 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes

9. C Tyler Stephenson

Bench

OF Will Benson

1B/DH Nathaniel Lowe*

C Jose Trevino

Rotation

1. Andrew Abbott

2. Brady Singer

3. Nick Lodolo+

4. Rhett Lowder

5. Chase Burns

Setup

Tony Santillan

Closer

Emilio Pagan

Manager

Terry Francona

Pirates Lineup

1. CF Oneil Cruz

2. 2B Brandon Lowe*

3. RF Ryan O’Hearn*

4. DH Marcell Ozuna*

5. LF Bryan Reynolds

6. 1B Spencer Horwitz

7. SS Jared Triolo

8. C Henry Davis

9. 3B Nick Gonzales

Bench

OF Jake Mangum*

C Joey Bart

INF/OF Nick Yorke

Rotation

1. Paul Skenes

2. Mitch Keller

3. Braxton Ashcraft

4. Bubba Chandler

5. Carmen Mlodzinski

Setup

Gregory Soto*

Closer

Dennis Santana

Manager

Don Kelly

Cardinals Lineup

1. 2B JJ Wetherholt

2. SS Masyn Winn

3. 3B Nolan Gorman

4. 1B Alec Burleson

5. DH Ivan Herrera

6. RF Jordan Walker

7. LF Nathan Church

8. C Pedro Pages

9. CF Victor Scott II

Bench

INF Ramon Urias*

INF/OF Thomas Saggese

C Yohel Pozo

Rotation

1. Matthew Liberatore

2. Michael McGreevy

3. Dustin May*

4. Kyle Leahy

5. Andre Pallante

Setup

Ryne Stanek*

Closer

JoJo Romero

Manager

Oliver Marmol