The Rangers have a new field manager and revamped rotation following their fast start to the offseason, but plenty of long-term questions remain on the mound. We look at some early returns, fallout and remaining issues for AL West teams.

Even if ageless wonder Justin Verlander isn't re-signed, the Astros still look poised to repeat as divisional champs in 2023. An early analysis of possible off-season decisions and approaches of all the AL West clubs.

J.P. Sears is one of three new rotation arms offering September help for the AL West's worst club, and perhaps for 2023. We look at all the AL West clubs now entering September ...

HOU defensive standout Martin Maldonado's 2023 option has kicked in, but a bat-first catching option now at AAA-Sugar Land also looks primed to inherit a chunk of playing time next season. Our weekly musings on the AL West ...

An August 23 lineup that featured .236-hitting Chad Pinder as one of its best hitters speaks anecdotally to the offensive abyss in OAK. We continue to assess HOU's OF issues, SEA's next call for OF help, and more...

Despite the ongoing management purge and struggling MLB club, there's better news coming out of the Rangers' Triple-A club. We look at a few OAK auditions for 2023, the Angels ongoing struggles to field an infield, and more ...

With the departure of Brandon Marsh, 23-year-old Jo Adell suddenly has playing time life for the remainder of 2022. We look at Lance McCullers' imminent return to HOU, the ROY rotation outlook for OAK, and more...

Jake Meyers is blowing his opportunity to seize the Astros CF job, but a new option may be emerging at AAA-Sugar Land. LAA's back-of-the-rotation issues, the SEA catching battle postmortem, and more ...

The surging Mariners are back in playoff contention, the Astros remain the division's dominant team, and both could use help in advance of the post-season. We cover their trading outlooks along with the rest of the AL West ...

Jonathan Hernández was a rapidly developing bullpen arm prior to Tommy John surgery several Aprils ago. His return to and opportunity with TEX tops our AL West list of second-half sleeper opportunities

The Rangers rotation looks tentative now, and projects to look much different by this time next year. We check in on the HOU and SEA late-inning arms, LAA's strikeout-prone OF, and more...