
Jan Levine looks at some intriguing roster possibilities in the National League as Opening Day approaches, including Chicago's Albert Almora, who should still see plenty of at-bats off the bench.

Clay Link takes a spin around baseball and checks in to see how all of the relevant job battles are playing out in spring training.
Chris Bennett looks over Saturday's slate and finds a lot of expensive options at the infield corners, but Anthony Rendon's career numbers against Matt Harvey make his price tag reasonable.
Todd Zola digs even deeper into September rosters looking for every scrap of value, and thinks Rio Ruiz's platoon role at third base for Atlanta could provide a modest power boost for fantasy rosters.
Jan Levine find all the waiver-wire options in the National League this week, including the impending callup of Mets prospect Amed Rosario.
Jan Levine looks over the free agent pool in the Senior Circuit and notes a number of top arms returning from the disabled list, including Mets left-hander Steven Matz.
Jan Levine breaks down the NL waiver wire for the week as David Peralta is tearing it up at the plate for the Diamondbacks.
As usual, Sept. 1 features a list of prospect and non-prospect call-ups a mile long -- with some noteworthy names mixed in.