Twice DFA'd Adolis Garcia has surprised everyone with his hot start and current everyday playing time in Texas, but where does he go from here? We look at a couple of slumping hitters in SEA and OAK, and more...

Ohtani the hitter is crushing early, but despite overpowering stuff, Ohtani the pitcher still has questions to answer. We also take an early check-in on the SEA, OAK and TEX bullpens, and more...

Belied by a 6-5 start, the SEA rotation looks shaky following James Paxton's season-ending injury—and change could come sooner than expected. Jeb Lowrie's surge in OAK, LAA's recent flood of injuries, and more...

The 5-1 Astros roared out of the gate, with future help in the form of Framber Valdez seemingly on his way back, while the A's did little right and have a murkier outlook. The revamped LAA pen, the TEX CF issues, and more...

Seattle's young lineup begins Opening Day with some big questions, notably J.P. Crawford's offensive upside at SS. We look at the ongoing TEX LF/DH battle, check in on the Angels rotation, and more...

Following a devastating run of bullpen injuries, the rebuilding Rangers pitching staff is in let's-just-get-through-2021 mode. We look at that rotation, a couple of developing first-base issues in SEA and Anaheim, and more...

The Angels' issues suggest that OF prospects Jo Adell (pictured) and Brandon Marsh may find their way to Anaheim sooner than you might think. The TEX 3B outlook, both short-term and long, the shaky SEA pen, and more...

Minor league options factor into the division's few starting job battles. Notably so in TEX, where resurgent Ronald Guzman suddenly looks like a good bet to be the Opening Day 1B again. We look at the competition in LAA, SEA, and more...

HOU and OAK may have the division's most predictable rotations entering Opening Day, but with zero MLB-experienced depth should something go awry. We examine their outlooks, in addition to the DH/LF situation in TEX, and more...

One of MLB's worst 2020 rotations is now without Lance Lynn and any frontline help on the horizon. We review the TEX rotation, the potential catching issues in OAK, the SEA bullpen outlook, and more...

No AL West rotation has more question marks than the Angels, including Shohei Ohtani's (pictured) once lofty upside. We preview the early Opening Day SP outlooks for LAA and SEA, and more...