Cleveland Indians

Edwin Encarnacion has been a model of power consistency during his career with the Blue Jays, collecting at least 34 homers and 98 RBI in 5 straight seasons. He'll be manning the clean-up spot for Cleveland, and actually gets a favorable park shift in 2017 by moving to Progressive Field.

Outfielder Michael Brantley will be a risk-reward pick because while he has five-category potential, he missed all but 11 games last season because of multiple shoulder issues.

Detroit Tigers

Justin Verlander won't sneak up on anyone this year after being the AL Cy Young runner-up in 2016 off the strength of a 16-9 record with a 3.04 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 254 strikeouts. He's currently the 10th pitcher off the board in NFBC drafts.

The Detroit Tigers rotation also has AL Rookie of the Year Michael Fulmer, who went 11-7 with a 3.06 ERA and 1.12 WHIP last year. However, keep in mind that he's fresh off the most innings he's ever thrown in one season as a pro (164.1 innings pitched) and did struggle down the stretch (4.76 ERA over his final 28.1 innings).

Kansas City Royals

Like the Marlins, the Kansas City Royals are unfortunately also dealing with the death to a talented young pitcher in Yordano Ventura. They did sign Jason Hammel (15-10, 3.83 ERA in '16) to a two-year deal and will get southpaw Jason Vargas back after he missed last year because of Tommy John.

Jorge Soler joins Hammel as another former Cub, and he will finally get a clear path to consistent playing time.

Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox are in rebuild mode after dealing Sale and outfielder Adam Eaton and did very well by getting prized prospects on the verge of the Majors in Yoan Moncada and Lucas Giolito in return.

Moncada has the potential to be a five-category star, but he's only 21 and it may take a little time before he blossoms in the show -- he might even start the season in Triple-A. Giolito also could also start in the minors after struggling in his first taste of big-league action last year.

Minnesota Twins

Even after a huge power breakout by Brian Dozier (42 homers, 99 RBI in '16), it's logical to think regression is on its way since his career highs in those departments (28 homers, 77 RBI) were so much lower than what he just accomplished.

Will outfielder Byron Buxton finally live up to his potential? He did have 9 homers, 22 RBI and 24 runs scored in Minnesota's final 29 games last season.