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Best and worst case scenario for every MLB team in 2019

By Brad Weiss

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 3: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees celebrates after scoring a run during the American League Wild Card game against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 3: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees celebrates after scoring a run during the American League Wild Card game against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 11: Starting pitcher Zack Greinke #21 of the Arizona Diamondbacks throws in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on September 11, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 11: Starting pitcher Zack Greinke #21 of the Arizona Diamondbacks throws in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on September 11, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

Arizona Diamondbacks

The Arizona Diamondbacks lost a bunch of key pieces to their roster this past offseason, as they traded away Paul Goldschmidt to the St. Louis Cardinals, and saw Patrick Corbin sign with the Washington Nationals in free agency. Those guys will be hard to replace, but they do have Zack Greinke atop their rotation, who is still one of the better right-handed starting pitchers in all of baseball.

The offense will be led by David Peralta, who is coming off a season that netted him 30 home runs, and 87 runs batted in. Jake Lamb will slide over to first base to replace Goldschmidt, who was one of the more punishing batters in the NL West over the past few seasons.

Best case scenario

The Diamondbacks play in a division that could be a two-headed race in 2019, as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies have more talent than they do at this point. The good news is, these teams are going to beat up on each other all season long, and the Diamondbacks could sneak into the playoffs with their second Wild Card nod in the last three seasons.

Worst case scenario

If Colorado and Los Angeles are as good as advertised, Arizona is going to struggle to win games within the division, and the San Diego Padres actually improved their roster this offseason as well. Arizona could very well find themselves at the bottom of the NL West this season, which would certainly be their worst case scenario.

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