Will the Royals repeat? Can the Mets' group of aces carry New York to the top? Or is this finally the Cubs' year? Those are just some of the things we'll all be watching during the 2016 season, which starts with a trio of Opening Day games on Sunday, April 3, followed by more action on Monday and continuing with the final opener, a Tigers-Marlins matchup, on April 5.
BBTN 2016 PREVIEW VIDEOS
• AL East | AL Central | AL West
• NL East | NL Central | NL West
MONDAY, MARCH 28
Year of the Cubs?
• Sanchez: Is the secret to Kris Bryant's success ... his dad?
• Rogers: Cubs' sophomores ready for encore amid high expectations
• Infographic -- The Chicago Cubs: Then and now
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Bowden: Which spring performances to buy into
TUESDAY, MARCH 29
Young shortstops
• Crasnick: New wave of shortstops taking over the game
• Photos: Up-and-coming shortstops to watch
• Tuley: My best World Series futures bets
• Olney: Under-the-radar breakthrough players
• Team previews: Nos. 30-21
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30
• 2016 MLB survey: Most surprising team and much more
• Team previews: Nos. 11-20
• Law: Updated Top 50 MLB prospects
• 2016 team-by-team betting guide
THURSDAY, MARCH 31
• Team previews: Nos. 1-10
• Caple: Secret to Giants' even-year success
• Spratt: Projecting the best and worst defensive teams
• Peta: Best MLB season win total bets
FRIDAY, APRIL 1
• Stark: Why the Blue Jays will win the World Series
• ESPN experts' 2016 team predictions
SATURDAY, APRIL 2
• Award predictions (MVPs, Cy Youngs and other major awards)
• Law: Division and award winner picks for 2016
SUNDAY, APRIL 3
Opening Day on ESPN
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN/WatchESPN)
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. ET (ESPN2/WatchESPN)
NY Mets at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN/WatchESPN)
MONDAY, APRIL 4
Opening Day No. 2