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The Detroit Tigers begin the 2015 MLB season in less than one week.

The Cincinnati Reds are getting no love.

In the most recent season outlook, Grantland writer Ben Lindbergh's NLC Preview uses a lot of data and makes mathematical projections, and not even the numbers are improving this team's outlook. In case you haven't got around to it, here's an excerpt on why we can expect the Reds to suck in 2015:

The 2015 Major League Baseball season begins Sunday night. That means we're very close to watching the game's best players doing the things they do.

With that in mind, we better get on the same page about who the game's best players are. It's time for a good old-fashioned Internet ranking.

Hey, you there. Did you know that a new baseball season starts in just a few short days? Don't you want to get to know it and be told exactly what's going to happen?

Of course you do. And fortunately for you, kind Internet wanderer, you've come to the right place.

GLENDALE, Arizona – New season. New twists. New rules?

Allow me to nominate the first-ever walkup song for a commissioner. That's right. For new commissioner Rob Manfred, a clip from John Mellencamp's "Minutes to Memories":

"Days turn to minutes

"And minutes to memories

"Life sweeps away the dreams

"That we have planned

"You are young and you are the future

"So suck it up and tough it out

The San Francisco Giants embark on the 2015 campaign with one goal in mind: They want to defend their World Series title and win it again.

The baseball season is a long, arduous process, which makes the Giants' three world championships in the past five years a tremendous accomplishment.

After winning the NL West each of the last two seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers head into 2015 as the clear favorites in the division. They are an excellent team—projected to win 91 games by FanGraphs—and are chock-full of exciting storylines and impact players who are fun to watch.

It's no secret that the Chicago White Sox had an impressive, efficient offseason. A lot of attention went to their additions of right-hander Jeff Samardzija, closer David Robertson, outfielder Melky Cabrera, first baseman Adam LaRoche and even lefty reliever Zach Duke. And deservedly so.

Aside from starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw, no player may mean more to the Los Angeles Dodgers than outfielder Yasiel Puig. Losing him to injury is about the last thing the team needs to happen.

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The Atlanta Braves improved their rotation on Thursday, acquiring former Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Trevor Cahill in a trade.

The Braves tweeted news of the deal that will send minor league outfielder Josh Elander to Arizona in exchange for Cahill and cash considerations.