It's prediction time again

Clayton Kershaw

Figuring out who plays where is quite hard when it comes to baseball, just ask the experts, they get it wrong all the time. A hot rookie, a reclamation project, a severe injury, a manager's decision, they all play a part in determining the outcome.

Well, let's start way out in the National League West division. We will work our way back to home turf, but no until next week, so stay tuned.

In the National League, we have the perennial winners, the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Well they made a splash in the off season, acquiring Mookie Betts and David Price from the Boston Red Sox.  Have they made the right move to push them over the top ?  Time will tell.

Let's project their starting line up...

1. Betts RF
2.Muncy 1B
3.Turner 3B
4.Bellinger CF
5.Pollock LF
6.Seager SS
7. Smith C
8.Lux

Now for the starting rotation

1. Buehler
2. Kershaw
3. Price
4. Urias
5. Wood

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Jensen

Now I don't believe for one moment that Alex Wood will keep that 5th starter spot, unless rookie Dustin May falls flat on his face,he'll start the year off in Triple AAA.

Next up..the San Diego Padres

1. Tatis SS
2. Pham LF
3.Hosmer 1B
4. Machado 3B
5. Myers RF
6. Grisham CF
7.Profar 2B
8 Mejia C

Their rotation is in flux, but generally we expect these 5 to make up their rotation..

1.Paddack
2. Lamet
3. Richards
4  Davies, Z
5. Lucchesi

Kirby Yates will close fro Friars

Next up, the city by the Bay..in San Fransisco

1. Yazstremski RF
2. Belt             1B
3. Longoria     3B
4. Dickerson, A LF
5. Posey          C
6. Crawford    SS
7. Dubon        2B
8. Duggar       CF

Their starting rotation looks like this...

1. Cueto
2. Samardija
3. Gausman
4. Smyly
5. Beede

Closer is anyone's guess, but Tony Watson is mine.

Onto the Rockies

1. Blackmon CF
2. Story         SS
3. Dahl          RF
4. Arrenado   3B
5.Murphy,D  1B
6. McMahon 2B
7. Desmond  LF
8. Wolters     C

Their rotation is almost set as...

1.Gray, J
2.Marquez
3. Freeland
4. Senzatela
5. Hoffman

Clser will be Wade Davis

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Now onto the desert and Arizona...well we are way out west now..

1. Marte, K  2B
2. Marte , S  CF
3. Escobar    3B
4. Peralta     LF
5. Walker,Ch 1B
6. Calhoun,C RF
7. Ahmed   SS
8. Kelly      C

Now for their starting rotation..

1.Bumgarner
2.Ray
3. Weaver
4. Leake
5. Gallen

Closer will be Archie Bradley

This makes me start thinking about the NL Central, which will drop on Monday.

Johnny Cueto