Major League Baseball season is set to get started in a few days. With this anticipation come a lot of questions. Will Barry Bonds hit home run number 756? Will the Pirates finally make a run at the playoffs? Are the Yankees primed to make their way back to the top? These are just a few of the questions that are roaming around the minds of thousands of fans.

As with any sport, it is hard to make a prediction on which teams will finish where in the standings. The fact of the matter is that so many things can change from the beginning of the year until the end. With that being said, here are some projected standings based on returning players, star power, and much more.

AL East

1. New York Yankees
2. Boston Red Sox
3. Toronto Blue Jays
4. Tampa Bay Devil Rays
5. Baltimore Orioles

AL Central

1. Detroit Tigers
2. Cleveland Indians
3. Minnesota Twins
4. Chicago White Sox
5. Kansas City Royals

AL West

1. Los Angeles Angels
2. Oakland Athletics
3. Texas Rangers
4. Seattle Mariners

NL East

1. Philadelphia Phillies
2. Atlanta Braves
3. New York Mets
4. Florida Marlins
5. Washington Nationals

NL Central

1. St. Louis Cardinals
2. Chicago Cubs
3. Milwaukee Brewers
4. Houston Astros
5. Pittsburgh Pirates
6. Cincinnati Reds

NL West

1. Las Angeles Dodgers
2. San Diego Padres
3. Arizona Diamondbacks
4. San Francisco Giants
5. Colorado Rockies

Source: msnbcmedia.msn.com