The MLB landscape has been altered greatly for the 2019 campaign after a tumultuous offseason.
There will be plenty of familiar faces in new places this season, with big names such as Bryce Harper and Manny Machado having signed huge free agent contracts.
And the high amount of turnover has driven much of our projections for the year.
Here we make five bold predictions for the new season.
1. A National League record will be set for lowest average to win a batting title
This almost happened last season as it took a monster September for batting champion Christian Yelich to surpass Tony Gwynn's record-low 1988 average of .