CHICAGO CUBS

Prediction - Division winner

Say Hello to: OF Kosuke Fukudome

Say Goodbye to: OF's Jacque Jones, Cliff Floyd

UP AND COMING - C Geovanny Soto, RP Carlos Marmol

ON THE WAY DOWN - SP Ryan Dempster - can he hang onto spot in rotation ?

HOPES AND DREAMS - OF Felix Pie finally lives up to ecpectations

CINCINATTI REDS

Prediction - 2nd place

Say Hello to: OF Corey Patterson & Closer Francisco Cordero

Say Goodbye to: OF's Josh Hamilton, SP Eric Milton

UP AND COMING - 1B Joey Votto, OF Jay Bruce, SP Johnny Cueto, Edinson Volquez, Homer Bailey

HOPES AND DREAMS - Young talent this team back over the .500 mark

MILWAUKEE BREWERS

Prediction - 3rd Place

Say Hello to: OF's Mike Cameron, Gabe Kapler, RP's Greg Aquino, Eric Gagne, Guillermo Mota, C Jason Kendall

Say Goodbye to: OF's Geoff Jenkins, Kevin Mench, C Johnny Estrada, closer Francisco Cordero

UP AND COMING - 2B Rickie Weeks, SS J.J. Hardy, RF Corey Hart still improving

ON THE WAY DOWN - LHP Chris Capuano gone for the season

HOPES AND DREAMS - Starting Staff led By Ben Sheets comes together

HOUSTON ASTROS

Prediction - 4th place

Say Hello to: OF's Michael Bourne, Jose Cruz Jr, Darin Erstad, SS Miguel Tejada, SP Shawn Chacon, RP's Jose Valverde, Oscar Villareal, Geoff Geary, Doug Brocail

Say Goodbye to: 2B Graig Niggio, SS Adam Everett, OF Luke Scott, 3B Mike Lamb, RP Brad Lidge, SP Matt Albers

UP AND COMING - Catcher J.R.Towles

ON THE WAY DOWN - SP Woody Williams

HOPES AND DREAMS - They get anything after Roy Oswalt in starting rotation

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

Prediction - 5th place

Say Hello to: a 16th consecutive losing season

Say Goodbye to: P's Shawn Chacon, Salomon Torres

UP AND COMING - Ian Snell & Tom Gorzelanny at the front of the rotation, OF-1B Steve Pearce

ON THE WAY DOWN - SP Matt Morris

HOPES AND DREAMS - Jason Bay returns to all star form

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

Prediction - 6th place

Say Hello to: 3B Troy Glaus, SS Cesar Izturis, SP Matt Clement

Say Goodbye to: 3B Scott Rolen, OF Jim Edmonds, OF Brady Clark, OF So Taguchi

UP AND COMING - CF Colby Rasmus, SP Adam Wainwright

ON THE WAY DOWN - Manager Tony Larussa

HOPES AND DREAMS - Injured P's Chris Carpenter, Mark Mulder & Natt Clement get healthy fast.