Here's my take: The Cardinals go into the 2015 Season with a relatively set roster. Only a few pitching decisions to be made. On paper, they are at least as good as last year and that got them to the NLCS. Hard to imagine they won't compete for the Division tile. I think they'll win it again.

As for the Cubs... If you play baseball for 100+ years without winning a title or even going to the World Series, nobody should take you seriously until you start winning. Let's revisit this in July or August. If they're in the race, we can discuss them. Until then, they are the Cubs ... a lot of talk and hope. Do I think they will be better, yes. Will they be good enough to compete for the Division title, I doubt it.