MLB

There are really just 29 rotations to rank.

Everyone knows the Washington Nationals claim the No. 1 spot in the power rankings of all 30 MLB rotations at the beginning of 2015. While the Nats have assembled a group of starters that have the potential to be historically dominant, the other 29 staffs fall all across the spectrum.

In the process of building these power rankings, two primary factors were taken into consideration:

For the last month, your head and heart have been engaged in an epic battle. Your head tells you spring training stats don't matter. But your heart—oh that silly heart!—wants to believe. 

Here's the thing: They're both right.

Yes, every year tantalizingly hot spring performances evaporate in the heat of summer. At the same time, plenty of players carry their scalding exhibition output into the regular season.

Despite Opening Day being less than a week away, the landscape of MLB could look significantly different before the first pitch of the 2015 season. Based off the latest speculation and rumors, we will try to diagnose potential landing spots for those names being churned through the rumor mill. 

A day at the ballpark doesn't really need a perfect sales pitch. Baseball season is the flag-bearer of springtime, and there's no better way to spend a warm summer night than sitting in the stands, watching your favorite MLB team while sipping on a cold beer.

But being an inherently good thing doesn't mean it can't be even better.

Kris Bryant, arguably the best prospect in baseball and inarguably the crusher of more home runs than any other player this spring training, will start the 2015 season in the minor league. But don't blame the Chicago Cubs—blame Major League Baseball.

After all, it's the rules that made this decision entirely inevitable and anything but surprising.

Thanks to a new nursing suite, the Cincinnati Reds are making it easier for families to enjoy a night at the ballpark.

The Reds spent this offseason giving their stadium a bit of a makeover. With the 2015 MLB All-Star Game coming to Cincinnati, the team has upgraded the look of its concession stands and even added a new bar. However, the biggest upgrade went beyond the usual amenities.

On Monday, the Reds announced that they have added a nursing suite to Great American Ball Park:

Although the Cleveland Indians would like everyone to support them, they don't get too upset about some of the negative things said about them on the Internet.

In fact, they like to have fun with that criticism. 

Without question, the Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout is the most valued player in fantasy baseball. Three of the four mock drafts studied for this article had Trout as the No. 1 pick. The reigning MVP is coming off a season that saw him lead the majors in runs scored and RBI.

His batting average dipped below .300, and he led the league in strikeouts with 184, but there's no questioning his ability to put big numbers up for the Angels and your fantasy team.

Whether you've played before, won a million dollars or have never even heard of DraftKings before now, MLB daily fantasy is for you. Anyone who loves the sport and knows how the game works can succeed with a little time and effort.

Daily fantasy is a huge deviation from regular fantasy baseball in several aspects. Filling out a roster is based on a fixed salary cap of $50,000 per 10-man roster. Each owner chooses two pitchers, a first-baseman or designated hitter and all eight other positions to make a complete lineup.

Heading into spring training's final week, most teams around baseball have a pretty good idea which 25 players will comprise their Opening Day rosters. The next seven days are more about players rounding into shape—and hopefully avoiding injury—than anything else.

But those 25-man rosters have yet to be etched in stone, and if history has taught us anything, it's that crazy things can—and will—happen when we least expect them.