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There are many factors that might have a hand in helping a player improve from one year to the next, whether it’s better health, a new approach, a natural progression of skills or simply better luck.

To find out which position players are expected to improve the most from 2022 to 2023, we took every player who had at least 450 plate appearances last season and compared their 2022 WAR to their projected 2023 WAR.

The result is an interesting mix of breakout candidates, bounceback players and superstar talents coming off so-so years (by their lofty standards).

The National League East should once again be one of baseball’s toughest divisions. Here are two questions for each team heading into the season.

How many future Hall of Famers will take the field this season? We ranked the potential inductees, from players who are seemingly shoo-ins to young stars who are only just getting started.

You never know who might emerge as your favorite team’s best player. It could be a perennial All-Star or a breakout player or a rookie phenom. Here is one guess for each team for the 2023 season.

Sergio Romo has played for seven teams in the six years since he left the Giants, but now he’s back for Spring Training before officially retiring.

Look ahead to the first games of the 2023 regular season on March 30 and compete in Opening Day Pick ‘Em by predicting the winners.

Cristian Javier and the Astros take on the Marlins at 1 p.m. ET in Grapefruit League action.

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