With Spring Training underway, Major League baseball season is now upon us. And that means that it’s time to figure out which teams are “contenders” and which are “pretenders”. We’ll go division by division and see how these teams stack up.

American League East:

Contenders: Red Sox, Yankees

Pretenders: Blue Jays, Orioles, Rays

American League Central:

Contenders: Indians, Tigers, Royals

Pretenders: White Sox, Twins

American League West:

Contenders: Rangers, Mariners, Astros

Pretenders: Angels, A’s

National League East:

Contenders: Mets, Nationals, Marlins

Pretenders: Phillies, Braves,