PT TOMORROW: AL West—Position battles at the pause...

[With the season on hold, we've asked our PT TOMORROW writers for the rest of the month to "reset" each of their team's significant spring job battles, and/or developments in the several weeks of spring training that did take place. We'll focus on pitching staffs the week of March 16, and position players the week of March 23. For more on BaseballHQ.com's plan for this break, subscribers should check our GM's OFFICE article from March 13. Thanks! —Ed.]

 

Texas Rangers

The best news for this club stemming from the delayed start to the season is that Willie Calhoun (OF, TEX) is likely to be ready for action, per most TEX observers. An errant Julio Urías fastball fractured Calhoun's jaw in early March, leaving him with a return prognosis...

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