A team-by-team look at National League teams entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad:
WEST
LOS ANGELES DODGERS
MANAGER Dave Roberts (first season). 2015 92-70, first place, lost to Mets in NLDS.
TRAINING FACILITY Camelback Ranch, Glendale Ariz.
FIRST WORKOUT Feb. 19/25.
NEW FACES LHP Scott Kazmir, RHP Kenta Maeda, OF Trayce Thompson, INF Micah Johnson.
GONE Manager Don Mattingly, RHP Zack Greinke, SS Jimmy Rollins, RHP Juan Nicasio, RHP Joel Peralta, OF Scott Schebler.
NOTEWORTHY The Dodgers are coming off their third consecutive NL West title and hope to end their bad run in the postseason. They lost in five games in the NL division series to the Mets. They’ve lost in the NLDS for two consecutive years and the NLCS in 2013. Mattingly and the team mutually parted ways not long after the latest postseason failure despite having baseball’s biggest payroll. He was replaced by Dave Roberts, a well-regarded coach who has never managed at the big league level. The biggest offseason blow was the loss of Greinke to division rival Arizona, leaving the Dodgers with half of their 1-2 punch. Together, Clayton Kershaw and Greinke were 104-34 with a 2.10 ERA over the last three years; the rest of the rotation was 98-98 with a 4.03 ERA.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
MANAGER Bruce Bochy (10th season). 2015 84-78, second place.
TRAINING FACILITY Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, Ariz
FIRST WORKOUT Feb. 18/23.
NEW FACES RHP Johnny Cueto, RHP Jeff Samardzija, OF Denard Span.
GONE RHP Tim Lincecum, RHP Mike Leake, RHP Tim Hudson, OF Nori Aoki, RHP Ryan Vogelsong, LHP Jeremy Affeldt, RHP Yusmeiro Petit, OF Juan Perez, C Hector Sanchez.
NOTEWORTHY After missing the playoffs last season, the Giants are hoping to repeat their pattern of even-year championships — they won the World Series in 2010, ‘12 and ‘14. GM Bobby Evans went on a spending spree this offseason to strengthen the rotation and up-the-middle defense. He committed $220 million to Cueto and Samardzija to provide needed support behind ace Madison Bumgarner. Chris Heston won 12 games as a rookie and will also be in the mix for the back end of the rotation with Jake Peavy and Matt Cain, who made just 11 starts because of injuries. The Giants also signed SS Brandon Crawford to a $75 million, sixyear extension and Span to a $31 million, three-year contract to fill a hole in center field and the leadoff spot.
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
MANAGER Chip Hale (second season). 2015 79-83, third place.
TRAINING FACILITY Salt River Fields, Scottsdale, Ariz.
FIRST WORKOUT Feb. 18/23.
NEW FACES RHP Zack Greinke, RHP Shelby Miller, RHP Tyler Clippard, SS Jean Segura.
GONE OF Ender Inciarte, 2B Aaron Hill, C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, RHP Jhoulys Chacin, RHP Jeremy Hellickson.
NOTEWORTHY The Diamondbacks took a major step toward being a contender with their signing of Greinke to a $206 million, six-year deal. Starting pitching was the team’s major weakness last season. Greinke was 19-6 with a major league-best 1.66 ERA for the Dodgers. Arizona further bolstered its rotation with the acquisition of Miller from Atlanta. Miller was 6-17 for the punchless Braves last year but with a 3.02 ERA. Left-hander Patrick Corbin, two years removed from Tommy John surgery, should give the Diamondbacks a potent 1-2-3 punch in the rotation. Rubby De La Rosa, Robbie Ray and Archie Bradley will contend for the final two spots. There’s one or two jobs up for grabs in the bullpen after the signing of Clippard. If Segura supplants slick-fielding, low-hitting Nick Ahmed at shortstop, the only real competition on the infield is at second base, where Chris Owings will have to hold off Brandon Drury and Phil Gosselin.
SAN DIEGO PADRES
MANAGER Andy Green (first season). 2015 74-88, fourth place.
TRAINING FACILITY Peoria Stadium, Peoria, Ariz.
FIRST WORKOUT Feb. 19/24.
NEW FACES RHP Fernando Rodney, SS Alexei Ramirez, CF Jon Jay, LHP Drew Pomeranz, C Christian Bethancourt, RHP Jabari Blash.
GONE Interim manager Pat Murphy, LF Justin Upton, RHP Craig Kimbrel, RHP Ian Kennedy, RHP Joaquin Benoit, LF Rymer Liriano, RHP Odrisamer Despaigne, 2B Jedd Gyorko, INF Will Middlebrooks, 1B Yonder Alonso, RHP Casey Kelly, SS Clint Barmes.
NOTEWORTHY The Padres were a major disappointment last season after general manager A.J. Preller loaded up with big-name veterans during a frenzied few weeks in December 2014. Now Preller has gone the other way, shipping out a handful of veterans for prospects to restock the farm system while staying away from splashy acquisitions. Preller denies it’s a rebuilding, but it’s certainly a remodeling for a team that hasn’t reached the playoffs since 2006 and will host the All-Star Game this summer. Preller did bring in Ramirez, but he’s 34 and is viewed as a bridge to prospect Javier Guerra. Upton and Kennedy left via free agency, helping to give the Padres six of the top 85 picks in the June draft.
COLORADO ROCKIES
MANAGER Walt Weiss (fourth season). 2015 68-94, fifth place.
TRAINING FACILITY Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, Scottsdale, Ariz.
FIRST WORKOUT Feb. 19/25.
NEW FACES LHP Jake McGee, RHP Jason Motte, OF Gerardo Parra, RHP Chad Qualls, INF-OF Mark Reynolds.
GONE RHP John Axford, LHP Rex Brothers, OF Corey Dickerson, RHP Tommy Kahnle, 1B Justin Morneau, C-INF Wilin Rosario.
NOTEWORTHY The Rockies overhauled their roster after a fifth consecutive losing season. First off, they revamped their bullpen by bringing in Motte and Qualls and trading for McGee in a deal that sent Dickerson to Tampa Bay. Colorado may still be in the market for a starter, too. As it stands now, right-hander Chad Bettis is looking more and more like the ace of the staff. Prized pitching prospect Jon Gray also showed some hints of his talent last season. There’s a big question mark hanging over Colorado heading into camp: Shortstop Jose Reyes and his legal situation. Reyes remains under investigation in accordance with the league’s new domestic violence policy. Reyes was arrested Oct. 31 at a resort in Hawaii and pleaded innocent to a charge of abuse of a family or household member.
EAST
NEW YORK METS
MANAGER Terry Collins (sixth season). 2015 90-72, first place, lost to Kansas City in World Series.
TRAINING FACILITY Tradition Field, Port St. Lucie, Fla.
FIRST WORKOUT Feb. 19/26.
NEW FACES 2B Neil Walker, SS Asdrubal Cabrera, LHP Antonio Bastardo, OF Alejandro De Aza, OF Roger Bernadina, RHP Jim Henderson, RHP Stolmy Pimentel, INF-OF Ty Kelly.
GONE 2B Daniel Murphy, LHP Jonathon Niese, LF Michael Cuddyer, RHP Tyler Clippard, 3B-2B Juan Uribe, INF-OF Kelly Johnson, RHP Carlos Torres, RHP Bobby Parnell, RHP Dillon Gee, OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis, C Anthony Recker, LHP Alex Torres, OF Darrell Ceciliani, OF Eric Young Jr., LHP Eric O’Flaherty, LHP Jack Leathersich, RHP Tim Stauffer.
NOTEWORTHY Following their first World Series appearance in 15 years, the Mets pulled off another splashy surprise when they retained free agent outfielder Yoenis Cespedes. He can opt out of his $75 million, three-year contract after one season, but for now his big bat fortifies the entire lineup and makes the Mets a threat to repeat as NL champs. This time, they want to finish the job and win their first title since 1986. The payroll above $140 million, its highest total in five years, and previously pessimistic fans are giddy about the hard-throwing young rotation that features Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz. The team might look to sign one or two of them to multiyear deals this spring.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS
MANAGER Dusty Baker (first season). 2015 83-79, second place.
TRAINING FACILITY Space Coast Stadium, Viera, Fla.
FIRST WORKOUT Feb. 20/25.
NEW FACES 2B Daniel Murphy, OF Ben Revere, INF Stephen Drew, RHP Trevor Gott, RHP Shawn Kelley, LHP Oliver Perez, RHP Yusmeiro Petit.
GONE RHP Jordan Zimmermann, SS Ian Desmond, RHP Drew Storen, CF Denard Span, 3B Yunel Escobar, RHP Doug Fister, RHP Casey Janssen, 2B Dan Uggla, RHP Craig Stammen.
NOTEWORTHY After failing to make the postseason despite being an overwhelming favorite in the NL East, the Nationals fired manager Matt Williams and are hoping to turn it around under Dusty Baker, despite losing much more than they added up and down the roster. The hope, presumably, is Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg will carry the rotation
MIAMI MARLINS
MANAGER Don Mattingly (first season). 2015 71-91, third place.
TRAINING FACILITY Roger Dean Stadium. Jupiter, Fla.
FIRST WORKOUT Feb. 19/23.
NEW FACES LHP Wei-Yin Chen, INF Chris Johnson, RHP Edwin Jackson.
GONE Manager Dan Jennings, RHP Henderson Alvarez, INF Casey McGehee, INF Donovan Solano.
NOTEWORTHY The Marlins have made noise during the offseason mostly with moves they didn’t make, and RHP Jose Fernandez and OF Marcell Ozuna remain on the roster despite speculation they would be traded. The injury-plagued Alvarez, eligible for arbitration, was not offered a contract by the Marlins and signed with Oakland. Miami replaced by giving the durable Chen an $80 million, five-year deal. Miami also signed NL batting and stolen base champion Dee Gordon to a $50 million, five-year contract, and helped the bench by adding Johnson..
ATLANTA BRAVES
MANAGER Fredi Gonzalez (sixth season). 2015 67-95, fourth place.
TRAINING FACILITY Champion Stadium, Kissimmee, Fla.
FIRST WORKOUT Feb. 20/25.
NEW FACES OF Ender Inciarte, SS Erick Aybar, 3B-1B Kelly Johnson, C Tyler Flowers, 3B Gordon Beckham, 2B Emilio Bonifacio, 2B Chase d’Arnaud, SS Dansby Swanson, RHP Carlos Torres, RHP Jim Johnson, RHP Bud Norris, LHP Ian Kroll, RHP Jhoulys Chacin, RHP Kyle Kendrick, RHP David Carpenter, RHP Aaron Blair, LHP Sean Newcomb, LHP Alex Torres, RHP Chris Volstad, RHP Jose Ramirez, RHP Casey Kelly
GONE SS Andrelton Simmons, OF Cameron Maybin, RHP Shelby Miller, OF Eury Perez, LHP Mike Minor, 3B Pedro Ciriaco, C Christian Bethancourt, RHP Edwin Jackson, RHP Peter Moylan, LHP Ross Detwiler, OF Todd Cunningham
NOTEWORTHY Simmons, Miller and Maybin were the latest starters to be traded as the Braves continued to build with prospects. Aybar is expected to be a one-year fill-in at shortstop as the team awaits the arrival of Swanson, the 2015 No. 1 overall draft pick who was acquired with Inciarte from Arizona as part of the Miller trade. Julio Teheran, Norris and 2015 rookie Matt Wisler are the favorites to lead the rotation. Kendrick and Chacin were added as veteran safety nets while such prospects as Newcomb, Blair, Tyrell Jenkins battle Manny Banuelos and Williams Perez for starting jobs.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
MANAGER Pete Mackanin (first full season).
2015 63-99, fifth place.
TRAINING FACILITY Bright House Field, Clearwater, Fla.
FIRST WORKOUT Feb. 18/23.
NEW FACES RHP Jeremy Hellickson, RHP Charlie Morton, LHP Brett Oberholtzer, OF Peter Bourjos, OF Tyler Goeddel, RHP David Hernandez, RHP Vincent Velasquez. GONE RHP Ken Giles, RF Jeff Francoeur, OF Domonic Brown, RHP Aaron Harang, RHP Jerome Williams, LHP Cliff Lee (Benton, Arkanas Razorbacks).
NOTEWORTHY The Phillies are in full rebuilding mode with a new front office led by president Andy MacPhail and General Manager Matt Klentak. Mackanin returns after being the interim managber last year following Ryne Sandberg’s abrupt resignation. Only Ryan Howard and Carlos Ruiz remain from the team that won five consecutive NL East titles and the 2008 World Series. The Phillies restocked the farm system by trading Cole Hamels and young closer Giles.
CENTRAL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
MANAGER Mike Matheny (fifth season). 2015 100-62, first place, lost to Cubs in NLDS.
TRAINING FACILITY Roger Dean Stadium, Jupiter, Fla.
FIRST WORKOUT Feb. 18/23.
NEW FACES RHP Mike Leake, INF Jedd Gyorko, RHP Seung Hwan Oh, C Brayan Pena, RHP Matt Bowman, C Mike Ohlman.
GONE RF Jason Heyward, RHP John Lackey, INF-OF Mark Reynolds, OF Jon Jay, C Tony Cruz, OF Peter Bourjos, INF Pete Kozma, RHP Carlos Villanueva, RHP Matt Belisle, LHP Randy Choate, RHP Steve Cishek.
NOTEWORTHY The Cardinals led the majors with 100 victories last season, and although they made an early exit and took a couple of free agent hits when Heyward and Lackey signed with the Cubs, they appear to have no holes. Mike Leake is a durable rotation addition and ace Adam Wainwright is back from a torn left Achilles tendon that sidelined him for most of last season. Stephen Piscotty likely will be the right fielder.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
MANAGER Clint Hurdle (sixth season). 2015 98-64, second place, lost to Cubs in wild-card game.
TRAINING FACILITY McKechnie Field, Bradenton, Fla.
FIRST WORKOUT Feb. 19/23.
NEW FACES LHP Jon Niese, 1B John Jaso, INF Jason Rogers, RHP Neftali Feliz, RHP Juan Nicasio.
GONE 2B Neil Walker, 1B Pedro Alvarez, RHP A.J. Burnett (North Little Rock, Centrl Arkansas Chrisatian), RHP Joakim Soria, RHP Vance Worley, 3B Aramis Ramirez, OF Travis Snider.
NOTEWORTHY The Pirates had the second-best record in the majors in 2015 but their postseason lasted all of one game thanks to Jake Arrieta and the precocious Cubs. While Chicago ramped up its spending in hopes of catching St. Louis, the Pirates stuck to the plan and the budget. They swapped longtime building block Walker for Niese, declined to offer Alvarez a contract and signed Jaso and Rogers, hoping one of them can give Michael Morse some help in a first-base platoon. The back end of the starting rotation is filled with question marks, and the infield could be a work in progress
CHICAGO CUBS
MANAGER Joe Maddon (second season). 2015 97-65, third place, wild card, lost to Mets in NLCS.
TRAINING FACILITY Sloan Park, Mesa, Ariz.
FIRST WORKOUT Feb. 20/24.
NEW FACES OF Jason Heyward, RHP John Lackey, 2B Ben Zobrist, RHP Adam Warren.
GONE 2B Starlin Castro.
NOTEWORTHY The Cubs broke out in a huge way last season and fueled hope that a championship drought dating to 1908 is nearing the end. That optimism has only escalated since the final out of Game 4 of the NLCS. That’s because the Cubs added to a team that already boasted the NL Cy Young winner (Jake Arrieta), Rookie of the Year (Kris Bryant) and Manager of the Year, not to mention sluggers such as Anthony Rizzo and Kyle Schwarber. Even better, they did it without trading any of their top prospects.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
MANAGER Craig Counsell (second season).
2015 68-94, fourth place.
TRAINING FACILITY Maryvale Baseball Park., Phoenix
FIRST WORKOUT Feb. 21/25.
NEW FACES 1B Chris Carter, IF Aaron Hill, SP Chase Anderson, SS Jonathan Villar, OF Rymer Liriano, 3B Will Middlebrooks, OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis, 3B Garin Cecchini GONE 1B Adam Lind, RP Francisco Rodriguez, SS Jean Segura, SP Kyle Lohse, IF Jason Rogers, OF Shane Peterson
NOTEWORTHY Milwaukee is rebuilding under new General Manager David Stearns and Craig Counsell, who is entering his first full season as manager. The trade of Segura to Arizona seems to pave the way for top shortstop prospect Orlando Arcia to get to the big leagues sooner. Owner Mark Attanasio is giving Stearns full control of the overhaul, which could take a few years before the Brewers are contenders again.
CINCINNATI REDS
MANAGER Bryan Price (third season). 2015 64-98, fifth place.
TRAINING FACILITY Goodyear Ballpark, Goodyear, Ariz
FIRST WORKOUT Feb. 18/23.
NEW FACES INF Jose Peraza, OF Scott Schebler.
GONE 3B Todd Frazier, closer Aroldis Chapman.
NOTEWORTHY The Reds launched into a full-scale rebuilding last July, trading starters Johnny Cueto and Mike Leake for prospects. The overhaul continued in the offseason with Frazier — the All-Star Home Run Derby champion — and Chapman getting dealt for prospects. Cincinnati tried to trade 2B Brandon Phillips, but he blocked the deals. What’s left is a rotation that lacks experience — it consisted of all rookies the second half of last season — and a bullpen with no proven closer. C Devin Mesoraco (hip surgery) and SS Zack Cozart (reconstructive knee surgery) are expected back. RH starter Homer Bailey had Tommy John surgery last May and will be back at some point, too.