NL West

The teams:
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants

The outlook: This division was horrible last year. For awhile the Padres were hovering at .500 and in the lead. Lame.

As for this year, look for the reconfigured Dodgers to make strides and separate themselves from the competition. The Dodgers are -- as a reader pointed out -- filled with old Cubs, and we all know that as soon as the Cubs get rid of somebody that player takes off. (Which gets me thinking, Mark Prior make a great Devil Ray).

Spaulding prognostication:
NL West champion -- Los Angeles Dodgers


P.S. Arizona, the Astros just called and they want their color scheme back.