Mauricio Dubón has become a lineup regular in the absence of José Altuve, but for how long? We look at Griffin Canning's resurgence in LAA, rookie Mason Miller's promotion to OAK, and more ...

With DH time available in the wake of Michael Brantley's IL stint, bat-first catcher Yainer Diaz is seeing little of it to date. We look at LAA's struggling bullpen, Ramón Laureano's fast start in OAK, and more ...

Rule 5 pick Ryan Noda is ramping up his early 1B starts for OAK, but serious contact issues keep his future in question. We look at the A's 1B situation and some early (and still murky) playing time situations around the AL West.

The addition of Corey Julks to the Astros' Opening Day roster was a surprise, but a banged-up offense suggests that he could have some staying power. We also look at the SEA and LAA outfields as 2023 begins, and more.

David Fletcher appears to still have the inside track on LAA's early SS playing time, but with competition from an unlikely source. We look at middle infield questions in OAK and SEA, a multi-inning pitching sleeper in HOU, and more.

Despite two serviceable seasons at the back of the rotation, Chris Flexen now projects as the long man out of SEA's pen as part of a crowded 2023 pitching outlook. Ben Joyce is turning heads for LAA, ditto Cole Ragans for TEX, and more ...

Bat-first rookie Jordan Diaz isn't likely to make the club out of spring training, but he's in a good position to inherit playing time quickly depending on his glove. We check in on the LAA and SEA 1B situations, and more ...

Griffin Canning tries to revive his professional career as the Angels begin auditions for their #6 rotation spot. We take a look at the OAK closer role, HOU's infield depth, and more ...

Still trying to break through in his third SEA season, Jarred Kelenic is the LF vR favorite as spring training begins, but the competitive Mariners will hedge their bets. LAA's bullpen, the HOU DH outlook, and more ...

Rookie SP Hunter Brown is on the brink of significant IP in HOU, but he could still find himself in Triple-A on Opening Day. We look at the SEA pen, the TEX catching dilemma, and more ...

Precocious rookie Logan O'Hoppe is LAA's catcher of the near future, but whether or not that means Opening Day remains a 50-50 proposition for several reasons. The ever-fluid HOU CF spot, OAK's 1B crowd, and other AL West notes.