NL East

The Mets didn't do too much to their roster this off-season, bringing back the same team mostly, but they did change the look of their bullpen.

They didn't necessarily make the moves to improve the bullpen, instead letting go of a major piece and a surprisingly efficient reliever.

Pedro Feliciano was not re-signed, as he went to the crosstown Yankees after spending the last five seasons in the Mets bullpen. The surprising Hisanori Takahashi was not re-signed either, heading to the Los Angeles Angels.

1) Will Nate McLouth return to All-Star form?

Putting it nicely, McLouth had a dismal 2010 season.

In 85 games, he hit six home runs and had 24 RBI. He spent much of 2010 at AAA-Gwinnett before being called up late in the second half of the season when rosters expanded.

The Braves are hoping that McLouth has turned it around this offseason and will be ready to contribute in 2011.

Dominic Brown's future in the Major Leagues is bright.  He's 6'5, has speed, quickness, baseball instincts, and is looked at as a "five-tool" player. 

However, the Phillies need to recognize where Brown is at in his career before they throw him into a starting role, or should I say the lion's den.

Here's some reasons why Brown will start the season in the minors.

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Our 2011 fantasy baseball projections will be released one-by-one until the top 100 players have been revealed. These rankings consider past achievements, current performance and expected future results based on standard 5×5 H2H settings.

The New York Mets have had a very different offseason this year.  They are used to going after top free agents but due to their limited money available, they were forced to let the big name players go elsewhere. 

It must have been tough for Sandy Alderson coming to the Mets.  It was his first offseason with the team and he had limited resources to work with.  But he made the most out of it.

Coming off a year plagued with injuries, Jimmy Rollins has many reasons to rebound in 2011.

But should he bat leadoff or should the job pass to Shane Victorino?

In 2010, Victorino took the majority of the at-bats in the leadoff spot while Rollins nursed a sore calf.

In 348 at-bats in the leadoff spot, Victorino posted a .276 batting average; Rollins, in 294 at-bats in the same spot, batted only .242.

Spring Training is right around the corner and that means that your fantasy baseball draft can't be too far away either.

The New York Mets are not seen as legitimate contenders in the National League, but that doesn't mean that its players won't be able to help you dominate your opposition this season.

Let's take a look at which Mets batters could play a role in 2011.

David Wright

Freddie Freeman is the Braves’ top offensive prospect and a guy who the team will be depending on at one of baseball’s most important offensive positions.

Freeman is all but a lock to be the Braves’ first baseman and should end up producing at a very good level even this year. He may not reach Jason Heyward’s success from a year ago, but don’t be shocked if Freeman wins the Rookie of the Year award or finishes very close to doing it.

As MLB Spring Training approaches, predictions are being thrown around like snowballs in winter.

For the Phillies organization, losing a big offensive star in Jayson Werth was met with the arrival of pitching ace Cliff Lee.

When the opportunity arose for me to make some wild predictions of my own for the upcoming season, I couldn’t resist.

The following slideshow is my five wild predictions for the 2011 MLB season pertaining to the Philadelphia Phillies.

The baseball offseason has all but come to a close and just over two weeks remain until the Atlanta Braves’ first spring training game against the New York Mets on Feb. 26.

No Braves player is itching to get back onto the field quite like Brooks Conrad.