2. Astros
The 2017 World Series champions have a deep rotation, a great lineup and
a bunch of prospects expected to push for jobs in Spring Training.
General manager Jeff Luhnow's signing of Joe Smith and Hector Brett Gardner Authentic Jersey Rondon has shored up the bullpen. Like Cashman, Luhnow could still make
a splash, say, by trading for Marlins outfielder Christian Yelich or
Rays closer Alex Colome. With Dallas Keuchel and Charlie Morton in the
final years of their contracts, Darvish would make sense as well. But
the Astros appear to be good enough to win again without a single
additional tweak.
3. Indians
This team isn't without questions -- Michael Brantley's health and where
Jason Kipnis will play, if he's not traded. And that's about it. The
Indians won 102 games last season and are solid favorites to Mickey Mantle Authentic Jersey win the AL Central for a third straight season. They'll be different,
though. First baseman Carlos Santana signed with the Phillies, and
president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti signed Yonder Alonso to
replace him. Setup man Bryan Shaw signed with the Rockies, but the
bullpen is still one of baseball's best. And the Tribe's rotation is one
of the two or three best as well. Antonetti could shop for a
right-handed hitter or a reliever, but his team is plenty good enough
already.
4. Nationals
Would general Didi Gregorius Authentic Jersey manager Mike Rizzo like to sign one more starting pitcher? Yes,
absolutely. On the other hand, his team is almost certainly going to win
the NL East for the fifth time in seven seasons, and in Max Scherzer
and Stephen Strasburg, he has two starters that could carry a team to a
championship. There's also young pitching lined up in the farm system.
As for the offense and the bullpen, they're both as good as any. If this
is the last waltz for Harper in Washington, it has a chance to be a
special one.
