Seems like a rhetorical question now more than ever, the only issue being when. But an injury-battered Angels club with rapidly dimming playoff hopes now seems like a decent bet to part ways with Shohei Ohtani by the trade deadline.

Workload management, a brutal post All-Star break schedule, and fading postseason chances could all factor into SEA's rotation plans for the 2Hs of rookies Bryan Woo and Bryce Miller. This and other notes from around the AL West.

The fluid LAA infield gets an update following the acquisitions of Eduardo Escobar and Mike Moustakas and the recall of David Fletcher (pictured). Ongoing uncertainty at the LF/DH spots in HOU, Tony Kemp revisited in OAK, and more ...

A slew of injuries have left Mgr Phil Nevin and the Angels with a new-look infield and options over the near-term. We look at the HOU and OAK rotations, as well as some recent moves in SEA and TEX.

Josh Smith (pictured) and a slew of other intriguing names look available as the Rangers rev up their search for pitching. We check in on HOU's growing injury list and need for LHBs, LAA's corner infield outlook, and more.

The loss of Jacob deGrom suddenly has TEX manager Bruce Bochy thinking about his rotation depth. Yainer Diaz's playing time prospects perk up (a little) in HOU, we look at the LAA bullpen, and more ...

The Mariners' DH and poor bench depth remain a drag on Manager Scott Servais and a club currently on the outside of postseason play. TEX looks for bullpen help, the ongoing HOU CF battle, and more ...

Surging Mickey Moniak has begun to create an LAA platoon scenario in LF, a position that could now remain unsettled for several reasons. We take a look at two very different bullpens in OAK and SEA, and more ...

Labrum surgery for Logan O'Hoppe (pictured) has left LAA without an obvious 2023 catching scenario—despite some surprising early offensive production in his absence. Dubón eyes CF as Altuve prepares to return, and more ...

Injuries to Lance McCullers, Jose Urquidy, and Luis Garcia have savaged the HOU rotation early, with little obvious help on the immediate horizon. We look at red-hot Ezequiel Duran's playing time with Corey Seager's imminent return in TEX and more ...

Early injuries and poor pitching performances keep our focus on the rotations, where Bryce Miller has joined Mason Miller in making an unexpectedly fast MLB debut. We look at Jose Abreu's ongoing struggles in HOU, and more ...