Offseason: Arizona Diamondacks

2007 Record: 90-72
2008 Record: 82-80
2009 Record: 70-92

Offense/Defense Lineup

C - John Hester
1B - Brandon Allen
2B - Rusty Ryal
3B - Mark Reynolds
SS - Stephen Drew
LF - Conor Jackson
CF - Chris Young
RF - Justin Upton

Starting Rotation

1 - Dan Harez
2 - Max Scherzer
3 - Discussed Below
4 - Discussed Below
5 - Discussed Below

Number Three Starters:

Aroldis Chapman
Doug Davis
Noah Lowry
Andy Pettitte
Joel Pineiro
Jason Schmidt
Jarrod Washburn

Fourth Starters:

R.A. Dickey
Jon Garland
Dan Giese
Shawn Hill
Vicente Padilla
Brad Penny
Tim Wakefield
Todd Wellemeyer

Number Five Starters:

Cha Seung Baek
Shawn Estes
Braden Looper
Pedro Martinez
Brad Thompson
Josh Towers

Bullpen

CL - Chad Qualls (RHP)
SU - Yusmeiro Petit (RHP)
SU - Clay Zavada (LHP)
1 - Leo Rosales (RHP)
2 - Blaine Boyer (RHP)
3 - Juan Gutierrez (RHP)

Offseason: Cleveland Indians

2007 Record: 96-66
2008 Record: 81-81
2009 Record: 65-97

Offense/Defense Lineup

DH - Discussed Below
C - Wyatt Toregas
1B - Discussed Below
2B - Asdrubal Cabrera
3B - Tony Graffanino
SS - Niuman Romero
LF - Matt LaPorta
CF - Michael Brantley
RF - Shin-Soo Choo

First Basemen:

Russell Branyan

Designated Hitters:

Jason Bay
Matt Holliday
Manny Ramirez
Jonathan Van Every

It would be in the best interest of the Indians for a complete rebuilding to trade Grady Sizemore for a bunch of top prospects.

Starting Rotation

1 - Scott Lewis
2 - Justin Masterson
3 - Discussed Below
4 - Aaron Laffey
5 - Discussed Below

Number Three Starters:

Aroldis Chapman
Doug Davis
Noah Lowry
Andy Pettitte
Joel Pineiro
Jason Schmidt
Jarrod Washburn

Number Five Starters:

Cha Seung Baek
Shawn Estes
Braden Looper
Pedro Martinez
Brad Thompson
Josh Towers

Bullpen

CL - Chris Perez (RHP)
SU - Tony Sipp (LHP)
SU - Greg Aquino (RHP)
1 - Kerry Wood (RHP)
2 - Vinnie Chulk (RHP)
3 - Joe Smith (RHP)

Offseason: Kansas City Royals

2007 Record: 69-93
2008 Record: 75-87
2009 Record: 65-97

Offense/Defense Lineup

DH – Discussed Below
C – Discussed Below
1B – Billy Butler
2B – Alberto Callaspo
3B – Discussed Below
SS – Luis Hernandez
LF – David DeJesus
CF – Discussed Below
RF – Discussed Below

Designated Hitters:

Jason Bay
Matt Holliday
Manny Ramirez

Catchers:

Brad Ausmus
Rod Barajas
Michael Barrett
Edwin Bellorin
Henry Blanco
Chris Coste
Michel Hernandez
Kenji Johjima
Jason Kendall
George Kottaras
Jason LaRue
Victor Martinez
Chad Moeller
Bengie Molina
Jose Molina
Eric Munson
Kyle Phillips
Paul Phillips
Mike Redmond
Ivan Rodriguez
Brian Schneider
Yorvit Torrealba
Jason Varitek
Vance Wilson

Third Basemen:
Craig Counsell
Chone Figgins
Juan Uribe

Center Fielders:

Jonathan Van Every

Right Fielders:

Bobby Abreu
Frank Catalanotto
Endy Chavez
David Dellucci
Jermaine Dye
Darin Erstad
Cliff Floyd
Eric Hinske
Reed Johnson
Andruw Jones
Gabe Kapler
Austin Kearns
Mark Kotsay
Xavier Nady
Magglio Ordonez
Gary Sheffield
Fernando Tatis
Randy Winn

Starting Rotation

1 – Zack Greinke
2 – Robinson Tejeda
3 – Discussed Below
4 – Discussed Below
5 – Brian Bannister

Third Starters:

Aroldis Chapman
Doug Davis
Noah Lowry
Andy Pettitte
Joel Pineiro
Jason Schmidt
Jarrod Washburn

Fourth Starters:

R.A. Dickey
Jon Garland
Dan Giese
Shawn Hill
Vicente Padilla
Brad Penny
Tim Wakefield
Todd Wellemeyer

Bullpen

CL – Joakim Soria (RHP)
SU – Carlos Rosa (RHP)
SU – Juan Cruz (RHP)
1 – Kyle Davies (RHP)
2 – Kyle Farnsworth (RHP)
3 – Discussed Below

Order of the bullpen will vary based on offseason acquisitions. Bullpen pitchers of interest are as follows:

Danys Baez
Joe Beimel
Joaquin Benoit
Rafael Betancourt
Chad Bradford
Kiko Calero
Buddy Carlyle
Jesus Colome
Bartolo Colon
Jose Contreras
David Davidson
Elmer Dessens
Brendan Donnelly
Alan Embree
Scott Eyre
Josh Fogg
Ryan Franklin
Edgar Gonzalez
Mike Gonzalez
Tom Gordon
John Grabow
Kevin Gregg
Eddie Guardado
LaTroy Hawkins
Mark Hendrickson
Matt Herges
Rich Hill
Mike Hinckley
Trevor Hoffman
Bobby Howry
Jason Isringhausen
Masahide Kobayashi
Brandon Lyon
Carlos Martinez
Justin Miller
Trever Miller
Guillermo Mota
Bill Murphy
Brett Myers
Joe Nelson
Tomokazu Ohka
Will Ohman
Darren Oliver
Chan Ho Park
Carl Pavano
J.J. Putz
Fernando Rodney
Rich Rundles
Glendon Rusch
Billy Sadler
Takashi Saito
Brian Shouse
Alfredo Simon
Rafael Soriano
Justin Speier
Ken Takahashi
Brett Tomko
Jose Valdez
Jose Valverde
Claudio Vargas
Luis Vizcaino
Jason Waddell
Doug Waechter
Billy Wagner
David Weathers
Kip Wells
Jamey Wright

Offseason: Baltimore Orioles

2007 Record: 69-93
2008 Record: 68-93
2009 Record: 64-98

Offense/Defense Lineup

DH – Discussed Below
C – Discussed Below
1B – Michael Aubrey
2B – Brian Roberts
3B – Ty Wigginton
SS – Cesar Izturis
LF – Nolan Reimold
CF – Discussed Below
RF – Nick Markakis

Russell Branyan, Manny Ramirez, Matt Holliday, and Jason Bay are all capable of filling the DH and power slot for the Orioles. For centerfield, I do not completely buy Adam Jones as an everyday player, so one good option to look at is Jonathan Van Every.

I don't completely feel Matt Wieters is ready for the everyday role. The following catchers would be good caddies for this season:

Brad Ausmus
Rod Barajas
Michael Barrett
Edwin Bellorin
Henry Blanco
Chris Coste
Michel Hernandez
Kenji Johjima
Jason Kendall
George Kottaras
Jason LaRue
Victor Martinez
Chad Moeller
Bengie Molina
Jose Molina
Eric Munson
Kyle Phillips
Paul Phillips
Mike Redmond
Ivan Rodriguez
Brian Schneider
Yorvit Torrealba
Jason Varitek
Vance Wilson

Starting Rotation

1 – Brad Bergesen
2 – Discussed Below
3 – Koji Uehara
4 - Jeremy Guthrie
5 – Brian Matusz

Number Two Starters:
John Lackey
John Smoltz

Bullpen

CL – Jim Johnson (RHP)
SU – Kam Mickolio (RHP)
SU – Chris Waters (LHP)
1 – Alberto Castillo (LHP)
2 – Discussed Below
3 – Discussed Below

Order of the bullpen will vary based on offseason acquisitions. Bullpen pitchers of interest are as follows:

Danys Baez
Joe Beimel
Joaquin Benoit
Rafael Betancourt
Chad Bradford
Kiko Calero
Buddy Carlyle
Jesus Colome
Bartolo Colon
Jose Contreras
David Davidson
Elmer Dessens
Brendan Donnelly
Alan Embree
Scott Eyre
Josh Fogg
Ryan Franklin
Edgar Gonzalez
Mike Gonzalez
Tom Gordon
John Grabow
Kevin Gregg
Eddie Guardado
LaTroy Hawkins
Mark Hendrickson
Matt Herges
Rich Hill
Mike Hinckley
Trevor Hoffman
Bobby Howry
Jason Isringhausen
Masahide Kobayashi
Brandon Lyon
Carlos Martinez
Justin Miller
Trever Miller
Guillermo Mota
Bill Murphy
Brett Myers
Joe Nelson
Tomokazu Ohka
Will Ohman
Darren Oliver
Chan Ho Park
Carl Pavano
J.J. Putz
Fernando Rodney
Rich Rundles
Glendon Rusch
Billy Sadler
Takashi Saito
Brian Shouse
Alfredo Simon
Rafael Soriano
Justin Speier
Ken Takahashi
Brett Tomko
Jose Valdez
Jose Valverde
Claudio Vargas
Luis Vizcaino
Jason Waddell
Doug Waechter
Billy Wagner
David Weathers
Kip Wells
Jamey Wright

Offseason: Pittsburgh Pirates

2007 Record: 68-94
2008 Record: 67-95
2009 Record: 62-99

Offense/Defense Lineup

C – Robinzon Diaz
1B – Garrett Jones
2B – Discussed Below
3B – Neil Walker
SS – Ramon Vazquez
LF – Discussed Below
CF – Andrew McCutchen
RF – Brandon Moss

Second Baseman:
Omar Infante
Felipe Lopez

Left Fielder:
Jason Bay
Carl Crawford
Matt Holliday
Jorge Padilla
Scott Podsednik
Manny Ramirez

Starting Rotation

1 - Zach Duke
2 - Discussed Below
3 - Daniel McCutchen
4 - Paul Maholm
5 - Discussed Below

Number Two Starters:
Josh Beckett
John Lackey
John Smoltz

Number Five Starters:
Cha Seung Baek
Shawn Estes
Braden Looper
Pedro Martinez
Brad Thompson
Josh Towers

Bullpen

CL – Steven Jackson
SU - Jeff Karstens
SU - Anthony Claggett
1 - Discussed Below
2 - Discussed Below
3 - Discussed Below

Order of the bullpen will vary based on offseason acquisitions. Bullpen pitchers of interest are as follows:

Danys Baez
Joe Beimel
Joaquin Benoit
Rafael Betancourt
Chad Bradford
Kiko Calero
Buddy Carlyle
Jesus Colome
Bartolo Colon
Jose Contreras
David Davidson
Elmer Dessens
Brendan Donnelly
Alan Embree
Scott Eyre
Josh Fogg
Ryan Franklin
Edgar Gonzalez
Mike Gonzalez
Tom Gordon
John Grabow
Kevin Gregg
Eddie Guardado
LaTroy Hawkins
Mark Hendrickson
Matt Herges
Rich Hill
Mike Hinckley
Trevor Hoffman
Bobby Howry
Jason Isringhausen
Masahide Kobayashi
Brandon Lyon
Carlos Martinez
Justin Miller
Trever Miller
Guillermo Mota
Bill Murphy
Brett Myers
Joe Nelson
Tomokazu Ohka
Will Ohman
Darren Oliver
Chan Ho Park
Carl Pavano
J.J. Putz
Fernando Rodney
Rich Rundles
Glendon Rusch
Billy Sadler
Takashi Saito
Brian Shouse
Alfredo Simon
Rafael Soriano
Justin Speier
Ken Takahashi
Brett Tomko
Jose Valdez
Jose Valverde
Claudio Vargas
Luis Vizcaino
Jason Waddell
Doug Waechter
Billy Wagner
David Weathers
Kip Wells
Jamey Wright

Offseason: Washington Nationals

2007 Record: 73-89
2008 Record: 59-102
2009 Record: 59-103

Offense/Defense Lineup

C – Jamie Burke
1B – Adam Dunn
2B – Alberto Gonzalez
3B – Discussed Below
SS – Ian Desmond
LF – Josh Willingham
CF – Roger Bernardina
RF – Willie Harris

As completely insane as it sounds, this is the offseason to trade Ryan Zimmerman for a nice package of youth to build up the farm system and add much needed pitching. The younger players that have come up and the players already on the roster will provide enough offense. Bring in the following third baseman:

Geoff Blum
Craig Counsell
Mark DeRosa
Pedro Feliz
Chone Figgins
Troy Glaus
Mike Lamb
Melvin Mora
Juan Uribe

Starting Rotation

1 - Discussed Below
2 - John Lannan
3 - Discussed Below
4 - J.D. Martin
5 - Garrett Mock

Nationals need a top of the line starter and a middle of the rotation starter. Here are the pitchers the Nationals should look at:

Erik Bedard, LHP
Justin Duchscherer, RHP
Kelvin Escobar, RHP
Rich Harden, RHP
Tim Hudson, RHP
Cliff Lee, LHP
Jason Marquis, RHP
Kevin Millwood, RHP
Eric Milton, LHP
Odalis Perez, LHP
Brandon Webb, RHP
Randy Wolf, LHP
Aroldis Chapman, LHP
Doug Davis, LHP
Noah Lowry, LHP
Andy Pettitte, LHP
Joel Pineiro, RHP
Jason Schmidt, RHP
Jarrod Washburn, RHP

Bullpen

CL – Steve Shell (RHP)
SU – Sean Burnett (LHP)
SU – Victor Garate (LHP)
1 – Craig Stammen (RHP)
2 – Tyler Clippard (RHP)
3 - Jay Bergmann (RHP)

2009 Playoff Projections

Play-In Game: Tigers over Twins

ALDS: Yankees over Tigers, Angels over Red Sox
NLDS: Cardinals over Dodgers, Rockies over Phillies

ALCS: Angels over Yankees
NLCS: Rockies over Cardinals

World Series: Rockies over Angels