Entering this winter, Kyle Tucker (pictured) was HOU's only starting OF holdover i--and both LAA and SEA have their own questions here. We also ponder the early bullpen roles in OAK and TEX ...

A whole bunch of 2021 uncertainty still needs addressing, part of which is the NL DH or lack thereof. And Wilmer Flores is one of those names whose fantasy value hangs in the balance. An early look at the PT ramifications for NL West clubs.

Jarred Kelenic fronts a near-ready group of Mariners prospects that will likely keep a lid on SEA free agent spending in year two of their rebuild. We project the division's issues and decisions entering the off-season.

Jared Walsh's breakout September is one reason we keep watching until it's over.

With just 2 1/2 weeks remaining, we review some immediate playing time opportunities, some longer term outlooks and some immediate situations to avoid. The Astros pitching staff is one of the latter ...

Freed from the Padres bench, Ty France suddenly has regular AB and real opportunity, both in September and beyond. We look at a terrific A's bullpen that might get better from here, and more ...

Lance Lynn is a rare bright spot in a dismal Rangers season, making him both in demand and available to playoff wannabes willing to ante up. We look at this and other interesting pre-trade deadline ideas.

As the August 31 trade deadline approaches, we attempt to divine some AL West club intentions. Beginning with the Astros, who with Michael Brantley (pictured) and now Yordan Alvarez out, are now struggling offensively.

Jo Adell's early promotion creates some playing time competition that we attempt to unpack. A tale of two different AL West bullpens in HOU and OAK, the running Mariners, and more.

Few if any MLB clubs have a longer pitching injury list than the Astros, whose rotation gets a near-term revisit here. The awful LAA pen, SEA 1B and DH issues, and more ...

The OAK 2B job looks up for grabs, and now less than a week into the (very short) season, Franklin Barreto may soon be a roster casualty. We cover this and other Week 1 playing time ramifications ...