Obligatory references to the big trade, a disappointing season and the next savior, and some other things to talk after a year stuck in neutral.

The World Series team of 2012 looks even better

Fans might not get to see much of the Astros on TV this year, and that might be a good thing.

The surprise team that stood pat

Will the 2012 Giants escape the lousy hitting that doomed them in 2011?

Last season’s American League champs had a surprising offseason

They made the biggest splashes in the offseason. Will that help them make waves in 2012?

They are rebuilding, reforming, and reinventing themselves.

No Pujols, no La Russa, no problem.

The D-backs are no strangers to going from worst to first and back again, but will success continue on in the desert this season?