Projected MLB lineups by team
NL East
1. New York Mets
Lineup
RF Curtis Granderson
3B David Wright
CF Yoenis Cespedes
1B Lucas Duda
2B Neil Walker
LF Michael Conforto
C Travis d’Arnaud
SS Asdrubal Cabrera
Starters/Stopper
RHP Matt Harvey
RHP Jacob DeGrom
RHP Noah Syndergaard
LHP Steven Matz
RHP (expected return July 1)- Zack Wheeler
Closer RHP Jeurys Familia
2015: 90-72 (Won NL East)
Payroll: $128.4 million (15th overall)
2. Washington Nationals
Lineup
CF Ben Revere
LF Jayson Werth
RF Bryce Harper
1B Ryan Zimmerman
2B Daniel Murphy
3B Anthony Rendon
C Wilson Ramos
SS Danny Espinosa
Starters/Stopper
RHP Max Scherzer
RHP Stephen Strasburg
LHP Gio Gonzalez
RHP Tanner Roark
RHP Joe Ross
Closer RHP Jonathan Papelbon
2015: 83-79 (2nd in NL East)
Payroll: $142.5 million (11th overall)
3. Miami Marlins
Lineup
2B Dee Gordon
CF Marcell Ozuna
LF Christian Yelich
RF Giancarlo Stanton
1B Justin Bour
3B Martin Prado
C J.T. Realmuto
SS Adeiny Hechavarria
Starters/Stopper
LHP Wei-Yin Chen
RHP Jose Fernandez
RHP Tom Koehler
LHP Adam Conley
RHP Jarred Cosart
Closer RHP A.J. Ramos
2015: 71-91 (3rd in NL East)
Payroll: $64 million (28th overall)
4. Atlanta Braves
Lineup
CF Ender Inciarte
SS Erick Aybar
1B Freddie Freeman
RF Nick Markakis
LF Hector Olivera
3B Adonis Garcia
C A.J. Pierzynski
2B Jace Peterson
Starters/Stopper
RHP Julio Teheran
RHP Bud Norris
RHP Matt Wisler
RHP Jhoulys Chacin
RHP Mike Foltynewicz
Closer RHP Arodys Vizcaino
2015: 67-95 (4th in NL East)
Payroll: $77 million (27th overall)
5. Philadelphia Phillies
Lineup
LF Peter Bourjos
2B Cesar Hernandez
CF Odubel Herrera
3B Maikel Franco
1B Ryan Howard
C Cameron Rupp
RF Cedric Hunter
SS Freddy Galvis
Starters/Stopper
RHP Jeremy Hellickson
RHP Aaron Nola
RHP Charlie Morton
RHP Jerad Eickhoff
RHP Vince Velasquez
Closer RHP David Hernandez
2015: 63-99 (Last in NL East)
Payroll: $91.6 million (22nd overall)
NL Central
1. Chicago Cubs
Lineup
CF Dexter Fowler
RF Jason Heyward
2B Ben Zobrist
1B Anthony Rizzo
3B Kris Bryant
LF Kyle Schwarber
C Miguel Montero
SS Addison Russell
Starters/Stopper
RHP Jake Arrieta
LHP Jon Lester
RHP John Lackey
RHP Jason Hammel
RHP Kyle Hendricks
Closer RHP Hector Rondon
2015: 97-65 (Wild Card, 3rd in NL Central)
Payroll: $163.8 million (6th overall)
2. St. Louis Cardinals
Lineup
3B Matt Carpenter
RF Stephen Piscotty
LF Matt Holliday
1B Matt Adams
CF Randal Grichuk
C Yadier Molina
2B Kolten Wong
SS Ruben Tejada
Starters/Stopper
RHP Adam Wainwright
LHP Jaime Garcia
RHP Michael Wacha
RHP Mike Leake
RHP Carlos Martinez
Closer RHP Trevor Rosenthal
2015: 100-62 (Won NL Central)
Payroll: $143.5 million (10th overall)
3. Pittsburgh Pirates
Lineup
1B John Jaso
CF Andrew McCutchen
3B David Freese
LF Starling Marte
C Francisco Cervelli
RF Gregory Polanco
2B Josh Harrison
SS Jordy Mercer
Starters/Stopper
RHP Gerrit Cole
LHP Francisco Liriano
LHP Jonathon Niese
LHP Jeff Locke
RHP Ryan Vogelsong
Closer RHP Mark Melancon
2015: 98-64 (Wild Card, 2nd in NL Central)
Payroll: $95.8 million (19th overall)
4. Cincinnati Reds
Lineup
CF Billy Hamilton
3B Eugenio Suarez
1B Joey Votto
2B Brandon Phillips
RF Jay Bruce
C Devin Mesoraco
LF Adam Duvall
SS Zack Cozart
Starters/Stopper
RHP Raisel Iglesias
LHP Brandon Finnegan
RHP Alfredo Simon
RHP Anthony DeSclafani
RHP (expected back May 1) Homer Bailey
Closer RHP J.J. Hoover
2015: 64-98 (Last in NL Central)
Payroll: $80.9 million (25th overall)
5. Milwaukee Brewers
Lineup
2B Scooter Gennett
C Jonathan Lucroy
LF Ryan Braun
1B Chris Carter
RF Domingo Santana
3B Aaron Hill
SS Jonathan Villar
CF Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Starters/Stopper
RHP Wily Peralta
RHP Jimmy Nelson
RHP Matt Garza
RHP Taylor Jungmann
RHP Chase Anderson
Closer RHP Jeremy Jeffress
2015: 68-94 (4th in NL Central)
Payroll: $51.2 million (Last overall)
NL West
1. San Francisco Giants
Lineup
CF Denard Span
2B Joe Panik
3B Matt Duffy
C Buster Posey
RF Hunter Pence
SS Brandon Crawford
1B Brandon Belt
LF Angel Pagan
Starters/Stopper
LHP Madison Bumgarner
RHP Johnny Cueto
RHP Jeff Samardzija
RHP Jake Peavy
RHP Matt Cain
Closer RHP Santiago Casilla
2015: 84-78 (2nd in NL West)
Payroll: $166.7 million (5th overall)
2. Los Angeles Dodgers
Lineup
LF Carl Crawford
RF Yasiel Puig
3B Justin Turner
1B Adrian Gonzalez
2B Howie Kendrick
SS Corey Seager
C Yasmani Grandal
CF Joc Pederson
Starters/Stopper
LHP Clayton Kershaw
RHP Kenta Maeda
LHP Scott Kazmir
LHP Alex Wood
LHP (expected back May 1) Hyun-Jin Ryu
Closer RHP Kenley Jansen
2015: 92-70 (Won NL West)
Payroll: $248.3 million (1st overall)
3. Arizona Diamondbacks
Lineup
SS Jean Segura
CF A.J. Pollock
1B Paul Goldschmidt
RF David Peralta
C Welington Castillo
3B Jake Lamb
LF Yasmany Tomas
2B Nick Ahmed
Starters/Stopper
RHP Zack Greinke
RHP Shelby Miller
LHP Patrick Corbin
LHP Rubby De La Rosa
LHP Robbie Ray
Closer RHP Brad Ziegler
2015: 79-83 (3rd in NL West)
Payroll: $91.4 million (23rd overall)
4. San Diego Padres
Lineup
CF Jon Jay
2B Cory Spangenberg
RF Matt Kemp
1B Wil Myers
3B Yangervis Solarte
C Derek Norris
SS Alexei Ramirez
CF Melvin Upton, Jr.
Starters/Stopper
RHP Tyson Ross
RHP James Shields
RHP Andrew Cashner
RHP Colin Rea
LHP Robbie Erlin
Closer RHP Fernando Rodney
2015: 74-88 (4th in NL West)
Payroll: $94.1 million (20th overall)
5. Colorado Rockies
Lineup
CF Charlie Blackmon
SS Trevor Story
RF Carlos Gonzalez
3B Nolan Arenado
LF Gerardo Parra
1B Ben Paulsen
C Nick Hundley
2B DJ LeMahieu
Starters/Stopper
LHP Jorge De La Rosa
RHP Chad Bettis
RHP Tyler Chatwood
RHP Jordan Lyles
RHP (expected back by May)- Jon Gray
Closer RHP Jason Motte
2015: 68-94 (Last in NL West)
Payroll: $103.6 million (17th overall)
AL East
1. Toronto Blue Jays
Lineup
CF Kevin Pillar
3B Josh Donaldson
RF Jose Bautista
DH Edwin Encarnacion
SS Troy Tulowitzki
1B Chris Colabello
LF Michael Saunders
C Russell Martin
2B Ryan Goins
Starters/Stopper
RHP Marcus Stroman
RHP Marco Estrada
RHP R.A. Dickey
LHP J.A. Happ
RHP Aaron Sanchez
Closer RHP Roberto Osuna
2015: 93-69 (Won AL East)
Payroll: $131.9 million (14th overall)
2. Boston Red Sox
Lineup
RF Mookie Betts
2B Dustin Pedroia
SS Xander Bogaerts
DH David Ortiz
1B Hanley Ramirez
3B Pablo Sandoval
LF Brock Holt
C Blake Swihart
CF Jackie Bradley, Jr.
Starters/Stopper
LHP David Price
RHP Clay Buchholz
RHP Rick Porcello
RHP Joe Kelly
LHP (expected back by May)- Eduardo Rodriguez
Closer RHP Craig Kimbrel
2015: 78-84 (Last in AL East)
Payroll: $198.8 million (3rd overall)
3. New York Yankees
Lineup
CF Jacoby Ellsbury
LF Brett Gardner
DH Alex Rodriguez
1B Mark Teixeira
C Brian McCann
RF Carlos Beltran
3B Chase Headley
2B Starlin Castro
SS Didi Gregorius
Starters/Stopper
RHP Masahiro Tanaka
RHP Michael Pineda
RHP Nathan Eovaldi
RHP Luis Severino
LHP CC Sabathia
Closer (eligible May 9) LHP Aroldis Chapman
2015: 87-75 (Wild Card, 2nd in AL East)
Payroll: $221.5 (2nd overall)
4. Baltimore Orioles
Lineup
3B Manny Machado
CF Adam Jones
1B Chris Davis
RF Mark Trumbo
C Matt Wieters
DH Pedro Alvarez
SS J.J. Hardy
2B Jonathan Schoop
LF Joey Rickard
Starters/Stopper
RHP Chris Tillman
RHP Yovani Gallardo
RHP Miguel Gonzalez
RHP Ubaldo Jimenez
RHP Kevin Gausman
Closer LHP Zach Britton
2015: 81-81 (3rd in AL East)
Payroll: $145.5 million (9th overall)
5. Tampa Bay Rays
Lineup
2B Logan Forsythe
1B Logan Morrison
3B Evan Longoria
DH Corey Dickerson
LF Desmond Jennings
SS Brad Miller
RF Steven Souza, Jr.
CF Kevin Kiermaier
C Curt Casali
Starters/Stopper
RHP Chris Archer
LHP Drew Smyly
RHP Jake Odorizzi
LHP Matt Moore
RHP Erasmo Ramirez
Closer (expected back in May) RHP Brad Boxberger
2015: 80-82 (4th in AL East)
Payroll: $61.3 million (29th overall)
AL Central
1. Kansas City Royals
Lineup
SS Alcides Escobar
3B Mike Moustakas
CF Lorenzo Cain
1B Eric Hosmer
DH Kendrys Morales
LF Alex Gordon
C Salvador Perez
RF (expected back by May) Jarrod Dyson
2B Omar Infante
Starters/Stopper
RHP Edinson Volquez
RHP Ian Kennedy
RHP Yordano Ventura
RHP Chris Young
RHP Kris Medlen
Closer RHP Wade Davis
2015: 95-67 (Won AL Central, Won World Series)
Payroll: $136.5 million (13th overall)
2. Cleveland Indians
Lineup
2B Jason Kipnis
SS Francisco Lindor
LF (expected back by May) Michael Brantley
DH Carlos Santana
1B Mike Napoli
RF Marlon Byrd
C Yan Gomes
3B Juan Uribe
CF Tyler Naquin
Starters/Stopper
RHP Corey Kluber
RHP Carlos Carrasco
RHP Danny Salazar
RHP Cody Anderson
RHP Josh Tomlin
Closer RHP Cody Allen
2015: 81-80 (3rd in AL Central)
Payroll: $92.6 million (21st overall)
3. Detroit Tigers
Lineup
2B Ian Kinsler
LF Justin Upton
1B Miguel Cabrera
DH Victor Martinez
RF J.D. Martinez
3B Nick Castellanos
C James McCann
SS Jose Iglesias
CF Anthony Gose
Starters/Stopper
RHP Justin Verlander
RHP Jordan Zimmermann
RHP Anibal Sanchez
RHP Mike Pelfrey
RHP Shane Greene
Closer RHP Francisco Rodriguez
2015: 74-87 (last in AL Central)
Payroll: $192.3 million (4th overall)
4. Minnesota Twins
Lineup
2B Brian Dozier
1B Joe Mauer
RF Miguel Sano
3B Trevor Plouffe
LF Eddie Rosario
DH Byung Ho Park
SS Eduardo Escobar
C Kurt Suzuki
CF Byron Buxton
Starters/Stopper
RHP Ervin Santana
RHP Kyle Gibson
RHP Phil Hughes
LHP Tommy Milone
RHP Ricky Nolasco
Closer LHP Glen Perkins
2015: 83-79 (4th in AL Central)
Payroll: $99.8 million (18th overall)
5. Chicago White Sox
Lineup
LF Adam Eaton
SS Jimmy Rollins
1B Jose Abreu
3B Todd Frazier
DH Melky Cabrera
RF Avisail Garcia
2B Brett Lawrie
CF Austin Jackson
C Alex Avila
Starters/Stopper
LHP Chris Sale
LHP Jose Quintana
LHP Carlos Rodon
RHP Mat Latos
LHP John Danks
Closer RHP David Robertson
2015: 76-86 (4th in AL Central)
Payroll: $113.4 million (16th overall)
AL West
1. Houston Astros
Lineup
2B Jose Altuve
RF George Springer
SS Carlos Correa
LF Colby Rasmus
CF Carlos Gomez
DH (expected back by May) Evan Gattis
3B Luis Valbuena
1B Tyler White
C Jason Castro
Starters/Stopper
LHP Dallas Keuchel
RHP Collin McHugh
RHP (expected back by May) Lance McCullers
RHP Doug Fister
RHP Scott Feldman
Closer RHP Ken Giles
2015: 86-76 (Wild Card, 2nd in AL Central)
Payroll: $89 million (24th overall)
2. Texas Rangers
Lineup
CF Delino DeShields
RF Shin-Soo Choo
DH Prince Fielder
3B Adrian Beltre
1B Mitch Moreland
LF Ian Desmond
2B Rougned Odor
SS Elvis Andrus
C Robinson Chirinos
Starters/Stopper
LHP Cole Hamels
LHP Martin Perez
RHP Colby Lewis
LHP Derek Holland
RHP (expected back in May) Yu Darvish
Closer RHP Shawn Tolleson
2015: 88-74 (Won AL West)
Payroll: $158.6 million (8th overall)
3. Los Angeles Angels
Lineup
3B Yunel Escobar
LF Daniel Nava
CF Mike Trout
DH Albert Pujols
RF Kole Calhoun
1B C.J. Cron
SS Andrelton Simmons
C Carlos Perez
2B Johnny Giavotella
Starters/Stopper
RHP Garrett Richards
LHP Andrew Heaney
RHP Jered Weaver
LHP Hector Santiago
RHP (expected back by May)- Tyler Skaggs
Closer RHP Huston Street
2015: 85-77 (3rd in AL West)
Payroll: $160.9 million (7th overall)
4. Seattle Mariners
Lineup
LF Nori Aoki
SS Ketel Marte
2B Robinson Cano
DH Nelson Cruz
3B Kyle Seager
1B Adam Lind
RF Seth Smith
C Chris Iannetta
CF Leonys Martin
Starters/Stopper
RHP Felix Hernandez
RHP Hisashi Iwakuma
LHP Wade Miley
RHP Taijuan Walker
RHP Nate Karns
Closer RHP Steve Cishek
2015: 76-86 (4th in AL West)
Payroll: $139.8 million (12th overall)
5. Oakland Athletics
Lineup
CF Billy Burns
2B Jed Lowrie
RF Josh Reddick
LF Khris Davis
C Stephen Vogt
3B Danny Valencia
DH Billy Butler
1B Yonder Alonso
SS Marcus Semien
Starters/Stopper
RHP Sonny Gray
LHP Rich Hill
RHP Chris Bassitt
RHP Kendall Graveman
LHP Felix Doubront
Closer LHP Sean Doolittle
2015: 68-94 (Last in AL West)
Payroll: $80.6 million (26th overall)
This story was originally published April 2, 2016 at 8:24 PM with the headline "Projected MLB lineups by team."