Neftali Feliz is down and out in Arlington, where Shawn Tolleson has taken over the 9th inning. A deep and outstanding bullpen in HOU, LAA's 2B struggles and more.

Chris Carter's 2014 2H and 37 HR say he'll get extended opportunities to emerge from his season-long funk. But HOU's improved MLB-ready depth—and competitiveness—suggest otherwise...

Both Matt Joyce (pictured) and Dustin Ackley are big reasons why LAA and SEA have struggled offensively. Jesse Chavez's outlook in OAK, TEX's middle infield problem, and more.

HOU's immediate options for replacing catalyst Jed Lowrie's offense look limited, but one idea looks intriguing. Carson Smith's brilliance, LAA's catcher debacle, and more...

Both Brad Miller and Johnny Giavotella have solidified their holds on 2B and SS for their respective teams, while Ben Zobrist's injury leaves OAK with a big middle-infield hole to fill.

Apart from a seemingly inevitable call-up of Wandy Rodriguez to bolster a struggling TEX rotation, the early minor league returns don't always offer immediate solutions to MLB needs.

MLB offense is scarce again, but don't get carried away with Mark Canha's first week, or Marwin Gonzalez's and Carlos Peguro's opportunities off the bench. Plus a scrambling SEA pen and more.

Even with the arrival Opening Day, AL West bullpens and rotations have plenty of questions going forward. And Drew Rucinski (pictured) is one of the more interesting names that could benefit...

Contact-challenged Jon Singleton's pending demotion would have ripple effects throughout the Astros lineup. Also the LAA 2B job, Billy Burns' chances in OAK, the Rangers pen and more...

Rookie Kendall Graveman looks like the best of inexperienced rotation possibilities stepping forward in OAK, LAA and HOU, while Erasmo Ramirez may be on the way out in SEA.

At this time last year, the Rangers rotation had already begun to unravel, and now following Yu Darvish's Tommy John surgery, it may be happening again. Plus the OAK MI outlook, the DH situations in HOU and LAA, and more...