1. GIANTS
With injury woes comparable to Minnesota's last year, they still won 86 games. Now, Buster Posey & Co. are healthy, and this team has added depth.
2. DIAMONDBACKS
Jason Kubel's new team could duplicate last year's success, especially if top pitching prospects Tyler Skaggs and Trevor Bauer blossom.
3. PHILLIES
The names -- especially Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels and Cliff Lee -- still are impressive, but this is an old, brittle team that could nosedive this year.
4. NATIONALS
Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmerman and Gio Gonzalez top an impressive rotation. This team has everything it wants, except a center fielder/leadoff hitter.
5. CARDINALS
Albert Pujols, Tony La Russa and Dave Duncan are gone, and Chris Carpenter is injured, but Adam Wainwright had a great spring coming back from Tommy John surgery.
6. MARLINS
New ballpark, new uniforms, new manager (Ozzie Guillen), new players (Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Heath Bell, Carlos Zambrano) and some huge, new expectations.
7. BREWERS
They'll hope Aramis Ramirez replaces some of what Prince Fielder gave them. Zack Greinke, Shaun Marcum and Randy Wolf are pending free agents.
8. BRAVES
They have plenty of young pitching to make Chipper Jones' last season memorable, but Jayson Heyward needs to pick up his offensive game.