American League projected lineups and rotations

AL East

Baltimore Orioles

PROJECTED LINEUP

2B Brian Roberts

SS J.J. Hardy

RF Nick Markakis

CF Adam Jones

C Matt Wieters

3B Mark Reynolds

DH Wilson Betemit

1B Chris Davis

LF Nolan Reimold

PROJECTED ROTATION

LH Zach Britton

RH Jason Hammel

LH Wei-Yin Chen

RH Jake Arrieta

LH Brian Matusz

PROJECTED CLOSER

RH Jim Johnson

Boston Red Sox

PROJECTED LINEUP

CF Jacoby Ellsbury

2B Dustin Pedroia

1B Adrian Gonzalez

3B Kevin Youkilis

DH David Ortiz

LF Carl Crawford

RF Cody Ross

C Jarrod Saltalamacchia

SS Mike Aviles

PROJECTED ROTATION

LH Jon Lester

RH Josh Beckett

RH Clay Buchholz

RH Daniel Bard

LH Felix Doubront

PROJECTED CLOSER

RH Andrew Bailey

New York Yankees

SS Derek Jeter

CF Curtis Granderson

2B Robinson Cano

3B Alex Rodriguez

1B Mark Teixeira

RF Nick Swisher

DH Raul Ibanez

C Russell Martin

LF Brett Gardner

PROJECTED ROTATION

LH CC Sabathia

RH Hiroki Kuroda

RH Michael Pineda

RH Ivan Nova

RH Phil Hughes

PROJECTED CLOSER

RH Mariano Rivera

Tampa Bay Rays

PROJECTED LINEUP

CF Desmond Jennings

 CF B.J. Upton

3B Evan Longoria

1B Carlos Pena

2B Ben Zobrist

RF Matt Joyce

DH Luke Scott

SS Sean Rodriguez

C Jose Molina

PROJECTED ROTATION

RH James Shields

LH David Price

RH Jeremy Hellickson

LH Matt Moore

RH Jeff Niemann

PROJECTED CLOSER

RH Kyle Farnsworth

Toronto Blue Jays

PROJECTED LINEUP

SS Yunel Escobar

2B Kelly Johnson

3B Jose Bautista

1B Adam Lind

DH Edwin Encarnacion

CF Colby Rasmus

3B Brett Lawrie

LF Eric Thames

C J.P. Arencibia

PROJECTED ROTATION

LH Ricky Romero

RH Brandon Morrow

LH Brett Cecil

RH Henderson Alvarez

RH Dustin McGowan

PROJECTED CLOSER

RH Sergio Santos

 AL Central

Chicago White Sox

PROJECTED LINEUP

CF Alejandro De Aza

C A.J. Pierzynski

RF Alex Rios

1B Paul Konerko

DH Adam Dunn

SS Alexei Ramirez

3B Brent Morel

LF Dayan Viciedo

2B Gordon Beckham

PROJECTED ROTATION

LH John Danks

RH Gavin Floyd

RH Jake Peavy

RH Phil Humber

LH Chris Sale

PROJECTED CLOSER

LH Matt Thornton

Cleveland Indians

PROJECTED LINEUP

CF Michael Brantley

SS Asdrubal Cabrera

RF Shin-Soo Choo

C Carlos Santana

DH Travis Hafner

1B Casey Kotchman

2B Jason Kipnis

3B Lonnie Chisenhall

LF Aaron Cunningham

PROJECTED ROTATION

RH Justin Masterson

RH Ubaldo Jimenez

RH Derek Lowe

RH Josh Tomlin

RH Kevin Slowey

PROJECTED CLOSER

RH Vinnie Pestano

Detroit Tigers

PROJECTED LINEUP

CF Austin Jackson

LF Brennan Boesch

3B Miguel Cabrera

1B Prince Fielder

DH Delmon Young

C Alex Avila

SS Jhonny Peralta

LF Andy Dirks

2B Ryan Raburn

PROJECTED ROTATION

RH Justin Verlander

RH Max Scherzer

RH Doug Fister

RH Rick Porcello

LH Andrew Oliver

PROJECTED CLOSER

RH Jose Valverde

Kansas City Royals

LF Alex Gordon

2B Johnny Giavotella

1B Eric Hosmer

DH Billy Butler

3B Mike Moustakas

RF Jeff Francoeur

CF Lorenzo Cain

C Brayan Pena

SS Alcides Escobar

PROJECTED ROTATION

RH Luke Hochevar

LH Jonathan Sanchez

LH Bruce Chen

RH Felipe Paulino

LH Danny Duffy

PROJECTED CLOSER
RH Joakim Soria

Minnesota Twins

PROJECTED LINEUP

CF Denard Span

SS Jamey Carroll

C Joe Mauer

1B Justin Morneau

RF Josh Willingham

DH Ryan Doumit

3B Danny Valencia

LF Ben Revere

2B Alexi Casilla

PROJECTED ROTATION

LH Francisco Liriano

RH Scott Baker

RH Carl Pavano

RH Nick Blackburn

RH Jason Marquis

PROJECTED CLOSER

RH Matt Capps

AL West

Los Angeles Angels

PROJECTED LINEUP

SS Erick Aybar

2B Howie Kendrick

1B Albert Pujols

RF Torii Hunter

LF Vernon Wells

DH Bobby Abreu

3B Alberto Callaspo

C Chris Iannetta

CF Peter Bourjos

PROJECTED ROTATION

RH Jered Weaver

RH Dan Haren

LH C.J. Wilson

RH Ervin Santana

RH Jerome Williams

PROJECTED CLOSER

RH Jordan Walden

Oakland A’s

PROJECTED LINEUP

2B Jemile Weeks

SS Cliff Pennington

CF Coco Crisp

DH Seth Smith

CF Yoenis Cespedes

RF Josh Reddick

C Kurt Suzuki

1B Brandon Allen

3B Josh Donaldson

PROJECTED ROTATION

RH Brandon McCarthy

RH Bartolo Colon

RH Brad Peacock

LH Tom Milone

RH Tyson Ross

PROJECTED CLOSER

RH Grant Balfour

Seattle Mariners

PROJECTED LINEUP

3B Chone Figgins

2B Dustin Ackley

RF Ichiro Suzuki

LF Mike Carp

DH Jesus Montero

1B Justin Smoak

C Miguel Olivo

CF Michael Saunders

SS Brendan Ryan

PROJECTED ROTATION

RH Felix Hernandez

LH Jason Vargas

RH Kevin Millwood

RH Hisashi Iwakuma

RH Hector Noesi

PROJECTED CLOSER

RH Brandon League

Texas Rangers

PROJECTED LINEUP

2B Ian Kinsler

SS Elvis Andrus

LF Josh Hamilton

3B Adrian Beltre

DH Michael Young

RF Nelson Cruz

C Mike Napoli

1B Mitch Moreland

CF Julio Borbon

PROJECTED ROTATION

RH Colby Lewis

LH Derek Holland

RH Yu Darvish

LH Matt Harrison

RH Neftali Feliz

PROJECTED CLOSER

RH Joe Nathan