National League Predictions

Somebody Please Turn the Salary Cap Back On…

Connor Sawall, Sports Editor

March 21, 2024

Previously being the inferior league in Major League Baseball, the NL is looking incredibly competitive this season. With players like Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinibu Yamamoto, and Tyler Glasnow joining the NL for over A BILLION dollars combined, the NL seems to be a strong suitor to produce the World Series winner. (All three players signed with LA…) Will Yoshinobu Yamamoto live up to the hype? Will Ohtani repeat as an MVP but this time in the other league? Will the Red Sox trade our best player to the Dodgers for a fifth time and be the reason I never write another article? (The answer is likely going to be yes) You’ll find out all of this in my NL predictions. (All Projected Lineups and Rotations come from rotochamp.com )

NL East

1. Atlanta Braves 107-55

Unlike the Dodgers, this team is homegrown for the most part. I’d argue this team is the best all-around team in the MLB but the Dodgers payroll gives them the edge. Reigning NL MVP Ronald Acuña Jr leads off a spectacular lineup 1-9 matched with an elite bullpen and rotation. Expect this team to make a run.

Projected 2024 Lineup

	Player	POS	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	BB	K
1	Ronald Acuna	OF	583	107	28	77	35	0.268	0.364	0.472	0.836	79	162
2	Ozzie Albies	2B	586	92	24	93	14	0.256	0.302	0.456	0.758	39	117
3	Austin Riley	3B	597	88	35	96	1	0.283	0.352	0.524	0.876	54	164
4	Matt Olson	1B	573	86	34	103	2	0.244	0.336	0.485	0.821	77	152
5	Marcell Ozuna	DH	519	64	26	73	2	0.239	0.299	0.432	0.731	44	134
6	Michael Harris	OF	571	103	26	88	28	0.296	0.337	0.511	0.848	29	148
7	Sean Murphy	C	385	49	14	51	0	0.236	0.322	0.416	0.738	42	94
8	Jarred Kelenic	OF	415	51	18	49	10	0.166	0.247	0.342	0.589	42	146
9	Orlando Arcia	SS	490	59	19	70	2	0.243	0.309	0.408	0.717	46	115

Projected 2024 Starters

	Player	POS	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
1	Spencer Strider	SP	182	15	5	1.93	1.01	276	62
2	Max Fried	SP	170	13	6	2.91	1.04	157	35
3	Charlie Morton	SP	157	11	7	3.61	1.17	185	54
4	Chris Sale	SP	137	10	5	3.22	1.32	149	36
5	Reynaldo Lopez	SP	83	6	3	3.04	1.04	79	19

2. Philidelphia Phillies 90-72

Same team as last year with a few good additions like Witt Merrifield. Expect similar results as last year. The bullpen had a few losses but seems to still be very good.

Projected 2024 Lineup

	Player	POS	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	BB	K
1	Kyle Schwarber	DH	547	96	43	90	7	0.230	0.336	0.512	0.848	83	187
2	Trea Turner	SS	615	102	23	91	29	0.309	0.356	0.493	0.849	44	120
3	Bryce Harper	1B	530	100	31	92	16	0.292	0.392	0.553	0.945	87	130
4	J.T. Realmuto	C	466	69	20	76	16	0.273	0.342	0.470	0.812	41	114
5	Bryson Stott	2B	531	72	12	61	15	0.234	0.294	0.354	0.648	45	111
6	Alec Bohm	3B	551	73	12	69	3	0.278	0.319	0.394	0.713	34	113
7	Nick Castellanos	OF	589	79	24	87	5	0.275	0.322	0.460	0.782	38	146
8	Brandon Marsh	OF	456	53	10	51	11	0.248	0.300	0.379	0.679	32	171
9	Johan Rojas	OF	317	40	7	36	18	0.256	0.310	0.391	0.701	19	71

Projected 2024 Starters

	Player	POS	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
1	Zack Wheeler	SP	193	15	7	2.75	1.04	206	43
2	Aaron Nola	SP	192	15	7	2.81	1.03	225	34
3	Ranger Suarez	SP	152	10	7	3.67	1.25	130	55
4	Taijuan Walker	SP	167	10	9	3.93	1.18	144	51
5	Cristopher Sanchez	SP	137	8	7	4.27	1.44	120	58
6	Michael Lorenzen	SP	109	6	6	4.13	1.31	95	50

3. Miami Marlins 88-74

This team could be a sleeper with their great lineup and rotation. No Sandy Alcantara will hurt them, but watch out for Miami. Tim Anderson should have a bounce-back season after his downright HORRENDOUS year and boxing match in 2023 to pair with his fellow middle infielder and best contact hitter in the league Luis Arraez.

Projected 2024 Lineup

	Player	POS	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	BB	K
1	Luis Arraez	2B	559	86	6	52	3	0.309	0.368	0.404	0.772	52	48
2	Josh Bell	1B	527	75	20	76	0	0.258	0.350	0.427	0.777	74	103
3	Jake Burger	3B	542	65	25	78	0	0.255	0.307	0.469	0.776	34	183
4	Jazz Chisholm	OF	515	85	26	78	27	0.247	0.311	0.468	0.779	45	161
5	Tim Anderson	SS	509	86	14	49	18	0.306	0.340	0.440	0.780	22	96
6	Jesus Sanchez	OF	412	49	19	53	1	0.221	0.288	0.420	0.708	35	125
7	Avisail Garcia	DH	316	35	11	42	4	0.237	0.294	0.377	0.671	21	92
8	Bryan De La Cruz	OF	538	58	19	65	5	0.266	0.310	0.433	0.743	34	147
9	Christian Bethancourt	C	295	36	10	32	5	0.251	0.282	0.407	0.689	11	74

Projected 2024 Starters

	Player	POS	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
1	Jesus Luzardo	SP	173	11	9	3.80	1.25	197	65
2	A.J. Puk	SP	97	7	4	3.34	1.23	110	34
3	Trevor Rogers	SP	111	7	6	3.73	1.37	116	44
4	Ryan Weathers	SP	69	2	6	5.22	1.49	53	26
5	Yonny Chirinos	SP	34	2	2	3.18	1.32	27	8

4. New York Mets 80-82

This team continues to take a step back every year and I feel as they’ll be mid again. Severino was awful last year and when he’s your second projected starter that’s a problem. The lineup looks pretty good but injuries and uncertainty in the 7-9 could hurt this team.

Projected 2024 Lineup

	Player	POS	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	BB	K
1	Brandon Nimmo	OF	542	93	15	56	4	0.279	0.375	0.435	0.810	73	112
2	Francisco Lindor	SS	584	90	24	91	14	0.257	0.331	0.433	0.764	59	122
3	Pete Alonso	1B	575	89	39	113	4	0.264	0.346	0.517	0.863	64	127
4	Francisco Alvarez	C	426	107	35	35	0	0.164	0.284	0.493	0.777	71	142
5	Jeff McNeil	2B	537	71	9	59	4	0.302	0.362	0.423	0.785	42	65
6	Starling Marte	OF	478	82	15	61	29	0.297	0.356	0.462	0.818	31	99
7	Brett Baty	3B	393	41	21	52	0	0.186	0.243	0.346	0.589	21	83
8	Ji-Man Choi	DH	132	15	4	20	0	0.227	0.340	0.379	0.719	22	45
9	Harrison Bader	OF	389	51	11	45	16	0.254	0.308	0.401	0.709	25	88

Projected 2024 Starters

	Player	POS	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
1	Jose Quintana	SP	159	11	7	3.28	1.30	140	51
2	Luis Severino	SP	132	9	6	3.55	0.99	144	38
3	Sean Manaea	SP	141	8	8	4.15	1.27	141	39
4	Adrian Houser	SP	127	7	7	4.25	1.39	89	56
5	Tylor Megill	SP	100	6	5	4.14	1.27	108	29

5. Washington Nationals 57-105

Garbage.

Projected 2024 Lineup

	Player	POS	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	BB	K
1	CJ Abrams	SS	559	65	4	41	14	0.247	0.280	0.326	0.606	10	98
2	Lane Thomas	OF	561	73	19	60	10	0.237	0.304	0.405	0.709	53	150
3	Jesse Winker IL-10	OF	209	29	9	29	0	0.249	0.365	0.426	0.791	36	46
4	Joey Meneses	DH	499	74	29	76	2	0.323	0.365	0.559	0.924	34	117
5	Joey Gallo	1B	350	53	22	50	4	0.177	0.307	0.397	0.704	63	158
6	Keibert Ruiz	C	476	41	10	48	6	0.254	0.315	0.370	0.685	36	60
7	Nick Senzel	3B	356	45	5	25	8	0.233	0.297	0.315	0.612	30	71
8	Luis Garcia	2B	444	42	9	51	3	0.266	0.289	0.405	0.694	15	100
9	Victor Robles	OF	363	42	5	29	12	0.220	0.285	0.314	0.599	22	103

Projected 2024 Starters

	Player	POS	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
1	Josiah Gray	SP	169	5	14	5.75	1.36	176	75
2	Patrick Corbin	SP	163	5	13	4.91	1.60	137	53
3	MacKenzie Gore	SP	146	9	7	3.95	1.46	148	75
4	Jake Irvin	SP	123	5	9	4.68	1.37	100	45
5	Trevor Williams	SP	103	6	5	4.11	1.36	97	30
6	Jackson Rutledge	SP	79	6	3	3.19	0.00	0	0

NL Central

1. Cincinnati Reds 94-68

This is my sleeper team this year. I think Cinci will take the division this year. Elly De La Cruz’s breakout is on the way and the rotation has good upside. Watch out NL Central. Montas and Greene need more attention as a 1-2 punch, I think they’re a dangerous duo.

Projected 2024 Lineup

	Player	POS	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	BB	K
1	Matt McLain	2B	517	84	23	73	17	0.257	0.343	0.456	0.799	59	153
2	Elly De La Cruz	SS	507	69	22	71	31	0.245	0.319	0.442	0.761	46	170
3	Spencer Steer	OF	507	64	11	43	0	0.211	0.304	0.329	0.633	59	139
4	Jake Fraley	OF	366	52	18	51	11	0.238	0.338	0.423	0.761	53	99
5	Jeimer Candelario	3B	497	62	15	61	0	0.247	0.311	0.408	0.719	42	125
6	Jonathan India	DH	448	67	14	53	7	0.257	0.343	0.411	0.754	44	112
7	Christian Encarnacion-Strand	1B	449	65	26	74	2	0.269	0.333	0.497	0.830	35	127
8	Will Benson	OF	375	55	0	20	0	0.181	0.246	0.200	0.446	20	130
9	Tyler Stephenson	C	360	55	12	60	1	0.297	0.364	0.453	0.817	34	94

Projected 2024 Starters

	Player	POS	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
1	Frankie Montas	SP	139	9	6	3.69	1.24	142	43
2	Hunter Greene	SP	154	9	9	4.21	1.21	200	58
3	Graham Ashcraft	SP	153	8	9	4.06	1.41	103	43
4	Nick Martinez	SP	125	6	8	4.32	1.30	111	48
5	Andrew Abbott	SP	120	6	7	4.35	1.33	132	48
6	Nick Lodolo	SP	115	8	5	3.44	1.25	144	43
7	Brandon Williamson	SP	75	3	5	4.80	1.55	75	41

2. Chicago Cubs 83-79

I think they have a tragic ending like last season. Good additions but not good enough. They have the same lineup as last season for the most part but the rotation and bullpen seems much improved.

Projected 2024 Lineup

	Player	POS	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	BB	K
1	Ian Happ	OF	559	72	21	74	9	0.254	0.334	0.436	0.770	63	155
2	Seiya Suzuki	OF	519	71	18	60	12	0.262	0.337	0.434	0.771	55	144
3	Cody Bellinger	1B	556	76	21	72	13	0.201	0.266	0.372	0.638	49	162
4	Christopher Morel	3B	487	71	21	60	13	0.234	0.307	0.433	0.740	49	176
5	Dansby Swanson	SS	586	89	24	88	14	0.265	0.321	0.444	0.765	47	167
6	Michael Busch	DH	341	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0
7	Nico Hoerner	2B	583	72	10	66	23	0.281	0.334	0.398	0.732	40	74
8	Mike Tauchman	OF	254	38	4	27	8	0.197	0.300	0.283	0.583	36	83
9	Yan Gomes	C	350	37	12	45	2	0.246	0.280	0.397	0.677	14	65

Projected 2024 Starters

	Player	POS	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
1	Justin Steele	SP	176	12	8	3.63	1.34	184	74
2	Shota Imanaga	SP	158	11	7	3.70	1.21	160	43
3	Kyle Hendricks	SP	149	6	11	4.59	1.28	113	35
4	Jordan Wicks	SP	113	6	7	4.38	1.36	94	39
5	Hayden Wesneski	SP	69	5	3	3.00	0.97	67	15

3. St Louis Cardinals 80-82

Goldschmidt and Arenado are still great but they’re aging and this team is past its prime. Pitching was their biggest issue last year and they made some moves to bolster their arm barn so this could be a bad take, but I just do not like this team this year.

Projected 2024 Lineup

	Player	POS	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	BB	K
1	Brendan Donovan	DH	420	69	5	48	2	0.281	0.391	0.376	0.767	64	75
2	Paul Goldschmidt	1B	568	103	32	103	8	0.308	0.393	0.548	0.941	78	139
3	Nolan Gorman	2B	456	71	23	56	2	0.228	0.302	0.425	0.727	45	166
4	Nolan Arenado	3B	586	78	32	105	4	0.276	0.339	0.514	0.853	53	80
5	Willson Contreras	C	420	66	21	57	4	0.240	0.340	0.448	0.788	47	113
6	Alec Burleson	OF	162	13	3	10	3	0.185	0.263	0.259	0.522	17	30
7	Jordan Walker	OF	494	66	19	71	9	0.267	0.341	0.443	0.784	46	124
8	Dylan Carlson	OF	303	41	7	33	2	0.244	0.322	0.396	0.718	31	72
9	Masyn Winn	SS	468	60	12	55	13	0.248	0.318	0.382	0.700	39	98

Projected 2024 Starters

	Player	POS	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
1	Miles Mikolas	SP	178	11	9	3.89	1.06	134	35
2	Kyle Gibson	SP	174	10	10	4.09	1.31	149	56
3	Lance Lynn	SP	168	11	8	3.59	1.09	176	36
4	Steven Matz	SP	117	7	6	4.00	1.33	122	30
5	Zack Thompson	SP	66	4	4	4.09	1.02	51	26

4. Milwaukee Brewers 75-87

This team continues to decline. They won’t be good this year. The lineup took another step back this year as its very young and needs time to marinate. The rotation no longer has Burnes or Woodruff leaving it very weak. The bullpen is missing star closerDevin Williams for a while which will hurt them immensely. It is going to be a painful year for the Brew Crew and their eight fans.

Projected 2024 Lineup

	Player	POS	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	BB	K
1	Garrett Mitchell	OF	338	50	11	50	44	0.314	0.375	0.462	0.837	33	155
2	William Contreras	C	518	75	30	70	2	0.266	0.343	0.486	0.829	60	163
3	Christian Yelich	OF	546	95	15	59	16	0.245	0.355	0.383	0.738	90	157
4	Rhys Hoskins	1B	515	77	29	78	3	0.247	0.337	0.482	0.819	66	147
5	Willy Adames	SS	562	84	30	90	7	0.249	0.315	0.473	0.788	54	171
6	Sal Frelick	3B	493	63	11	61	12	0.264	0.348	0.396	0.744	55	83
7	Gary Sanchez	DH	272	31	13	39	1	0.199	0.283	0.390	0.673	29	89
8	Jackson Chourio	OF	468	56	16	62	16	0.252	0.311	0.415	0.726	32	113
9	Brice Turang	2B	427	52	10	49	18	0.246	0.329	0.375	0.704	45	94

Projected 2024 Starters

	Player	POS	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
1	Freddy Peralta	SP	163	12	6	3.04	1.01	195	59
2	Colin Rea	SP	126	6	8	4.50	1.22	88	18
3	Jake Junis	SP	117	7	6	3.85	1.33	103	27
4	Joe Ross	SP	83	5	4	4.01	1.22	81	25
5	DL Hall	SP	105	9	3	2.06	1.65	137	42

5. Pittsburgh Pirates 67-95

Garbage.

Projected 2024 Lineup

	Player	POS	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	BB	K
1	Oneil Cruz	SS	493	68	26	82	16	0.235	0.295	0.456	0.751	41	188
2	Bryan Reynolds	OF	567	82	27	74	6	0.273	0.356	0.483	0.839	64	143
3	Ke’Bryan Hayes	3B	544	65	9	49	18	0.254	0.321	0.369	0.690	51	131
4	Andrew McCutchen	DH	406	57	17	60	6	0.234	0.320	0.409	0.729	50	100
5	Jack Suwinski	OF	431	59	25	50	5	0.204	0.299	0.413	0.712	54	151
6	Henry Davis	C	397	53	15	54	9	0.244	0.339	0.418	0.757	50	107
7	Rowdy Tellez	1B	342	43	21	54	1	0.231	0.310	0.465	0.775	37	77
8	Michael Taylor	OF	311	37	8	34	5	0.244	0.301	0.357	0.658	24	85
9	Liover Peguero	2B	370	0	0	0	0	0.332	0.499	0.332	0.831	123	247

Projected 2024 Starters

	Player	POS	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
1	Mitch Keller	SP	186	12	9	3.92	1.49	162	77
2	Martin Perez	SP	144	10	6	3.62	1.33	123	51
3	Marco Gonzales	SP	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0
4	Luis Ortiz	SP	95	4	7	4.64	1.45	78	40
5	Jared Jones	SP	95	0	0	3.22	0.00	0	0

NL West

1. Los Angeles Dodgers 111-51

The Dodgers just casually signed the best player in baseball this offseason. While Ohtani can not pitch this season, I’d like to think he’ll repeat his MVP season hitting-wise. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the highest-paid overseas free agent ever. And those two players are getting a billion combined. They’ll still probably lose to the 6th seed team playing with the power of friendship and togetherness in the playoffs.

Projected 2024 Lineup

	Player	POS	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	BB	K
1	Mookie Betts	SS	574	117	34	81	14	0.270	0.347	0.523	0.870	62	104
2	Shohei Ohtani	DH	535	88	35	91	17	0.260	0.353	0.527	0.880	74	157
3	Freddie Freeman	1B	586	116	24	95	10	0.316	0.404	0.512	0.916	85	99
4	Will Smith	C	444	66	23	79	2	0.259	0.349	0.475	0.824	54	89
5	Max Muncy	3B	453	75	25	73	2	0.214	0.344	0.430	0.774	85	131
6	Teoscar Hernandez	OF	539	82	30	96	9	0.280	0.330	0.512	0.842	37	160
7	James Outman	OF	449	207	35	104	0	0.463	0.559	0.851	1.410	69	242
8	Jason Heyward	OF	340	38	7	32	4	0.218	0.297	0.338	0.635	35	77
9	Gavin Lux	2B	404	62	7	46	6	0.260	0.336	0.384	0.720	46	94

Projected 2024 Starters

	Player	POS	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
1	Tyler Glasnow	SP	147	11	6	3.12	1.01	210	49
2	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	SP	177	12	8	3.56	1.17	193	49
3	Bobby Miller	SP	152	8	9	4.03	1.26	138	46
4	Gavin Stone	SP	48	3	-3	4.12	1.25	46	16
5	Clayton Kershaw IL-60	SP	65	5	2	2.77	0.95	71	11

2. Arizona Diamondbacks 93-69

Same team as last year. Could be a sleeper.

Projected 2024 Lineup

	Player	POS	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	BB	K
1	Corbin Carroll	OF	575	72	22	77	11	0.259	0.328	0.499	0.827	44	171
2	Ketel Marte	2B	559	78	15	65	5	0.265	0.336	0.436	0.772	56	109
3	Gabriel Moreno	C	443	64	6	45	0	0.316	0.354	0.370	0.724	26	51
4	Christian Walker	1B	571	82	29	84	1	0.249	0.327	0.459	0.786	63	132
5	Joc Pederson	DH	390	56	21	64	3	0.254	0.331	0.477	0.808	40	104
6	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	OF	510	61	13	71	3	0.284	0.332	0.429	0.761	34	97
7	Eugenio Suarez	3B	536	75	32	87	0	0.220	0.316	0.448	0.764	70	190
8	Alek Thomas	OF	467	55	10	48	5	0.231	0.274	0.345	0.619	27	91
9	Geraldo Perdomo	SS	387	52	4	35	8	0.196	0.288	0.264	0.552	46	92

Projected 2024 Starters

	Player	POS	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
1	Zac Gallen	SP	193	14	8	3.31	1.03	205	56
2	Merrill Kelly	SP	182	11	9	3.81	1.19	159	52
3	Eduardo Rodriguez	SP	168	9	10	4.02	1.37	154	57
4	Brandon Pfaadt	SP	141	9	7	3.77	1.19	135	34
5	Ryne Nelson	SP	114	7	6	3.71	0.89	97	36

3. San Diego Padres 92-70

Tuffy.

Projected 2024 Lineup

	Player	POS	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	BB	K
1	Xander Bogaerts	2B	566	90	19	78	8	0.299	0.369	0.463	0.832	60	120
2	Fernando Tatis Jr.	OF	580	122	49	117	30	0.279	0.363	0.597	0.960	74	179
3	Jake Cronenworth	1B	530	82	16	73	4	0.251	0.336	0.417	0.753	60	110
4	Manny Machado	DH	566	97	31	104	11	0.290	0.358	0.518	0.876	62	122
5	Ha-seong Kim	SS	531	58	12	62	12	0.237	0.310	0.369	0.679	51	108
7	Luis Campusano	C	425	30	9	36	0	0.202	0.235	0.280	0.515	18	106
8	Jurickson Profar	OF	391	55	9	40	6	0.240	0.330	0.371	0.701	49	70

Projected 2024 Starters

	Player	POS	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
1	Yu Darvish	SP	159	11	7	3.34	0.99	168	33
2	Joe Musgrove	SP	165	11	7	3.49	1.09	173	43
3	Dylan Cease	SP	176	12	8	3.38	1.19	217	76
4	Michael King	SP	144	11	5	3.00	1.17	169	49
5	Jhony Brito	SP	112	6	7	4.18	1.30	88	34

4. San Francisco Giants 81-81

The Giants made some impactful moves this offseason adding players like Jung Hoo Lee, Jorge Soler, and reigning Cy Young winner Blake Snell. Still, this division is overpowered leaving a .500 team like the San Fran Giants in 4th place of a stacked NL West. They’ll be average but this team is young and has a good future. Trust in the process San Fran fans!

Projected 2024 Lineup

	Player	POS	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	BB	K
1	Jung Hoo Lee	OF	516	78	11	54	8	0.291	0.359	0.430	0.789	47	53
2	Thairo Estrada	2B	535	79	17	71	20	0.258	0.319	0.404	0.723	36	100
3	LaMonte Wade	1B	402	57	17	56	5	0.229	0.316	0.413	0.729	45	98
4	Jorge Soler	DH	506	65	26	68	0	0.219	0.309	0.425	0.734	62	161
5	Michael Conforto	OF	447	65	17	63	3	0.255	0.359	0.421	0.780	61	117
6	Matt Chapman	3B	509	77	26	72	2	0.222	0.315	0.426	0.741	65	169
7	Mike Yastrzemski	OF	436	69	18	59	4	0.225	0.315	0.427	0.742	54	126
8	Patrick Bailey	C	372	41	9	43	2	0.228	0.299	0.358	0.657	31	108
9	Nick Ahmed	SS	225	27	5	24	3	0.236	0.292	0.373	0.665	17	56

Projected 2024 Starters

	Player	POS	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
1	Logan Webb	SP	198	15	7	3.05	1.18	175	53
2	Blake Snell	SP	162	11	7	3.22	1.23	214	69
3	Kyle Harrison	SP	135	8	7	4.00	1.36	154	65
4	Jordan Hicks	SP	112	7	6	3.86	1.32	113	65
5	Keaton Winn	SP	117	7	6	3.92	1.32	101	36

5. Colorado Rockies 70-92

Garbage.

Projected 2024 Lineup

	Player	POS	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	BB	K
1	Charlie Blackmon	DH	451	57	13	69	3	0.271	0.329	0.419	0.748	34	90
2	Kris Bryant	1B	453	76	19	55	5	0.269	0.351	0.464	0.815	51	101
3	Nolan Jones	OF	510	59	12	77	0	0.245	0.309	0.375	0.684	47	184
4	Brendan Rodgers	2B	497	66	14	61	0	0.270	0.325	0.423	0.748	39	98
5	Ryan McMahon	3B	521	70	21	74	6	0.246	0.324	0.424	0.748	58	155
6	Elias Diaz	C	370	38	13	51	0	0.235	0.291	0.403	0.694	28	82
7	Sean Bouchard	OF	321	39	13	48	0	0.296	0.452	0.498	0.950	91	108
8	Ezequiel Tovar	SS	577	35	17	35	0	0.210	0.255	0.328	0.583	35	157
9	Brenton Doyle	OF	462	56	15	55	19	0.229	0.284	0.385	0.669	27	163

Projected 2024 Starters

	Player	POS	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
1	Kyle Freeland	SP	161	9	9	4.25	1.42	123	50
2	Cal Quantrill	SP	155	9	9	4.01	1.19	111	41
3	Austin Gomber	SP	145	6	10	4.59	1.31	118	45
4	Ryan Feltner	SP	111	5	8	4.78	1.43	96	41
5	Dakota Hudson	SP	126	7	7	4.21	1.39	73	53

National League Predictions

NL East

1. Atlanta Braves 107-55

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2. Philidelphia Phillies 90-72

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3. Miami Marlins 88-74

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4. New York Mets 80-82

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5. Washington Nationals 57-105

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NL Central

1. Cincinnati Reds 94-68

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2. Chicago Cubs 83-79

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3. St Louis Cardinals 80-82

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4. Milwaukee Brewers 75-87

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5. Pittsburgh Pirates 67-95

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NL West

1. Los Angeles Dodgers 111-51

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2. Arizona Diamondbacks 93-69

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3. San Diego Padres 92-70

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4. San Francisco Giants 81-81

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5. Colorado Rockies 70-92

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