The Mariners' DH and poor bench depth remain a drag on Manager Scott Servais and a club currently on the outside of postseason play. TEX looks for bullpen help, the ongoing HOU CF battle, and more ...

Surging Mickey Moniak has begun to create an LAA platoon scenario in LF, a position that could now remain unsettled for several reasons. We take a look at two very different bullpens in OAK and SEA, and more ...

Labrum surgery for Logan O'Hoppe (pictured) has left LAA without an obvious 2023 catching scenario—despite some surprising early offensive production in his absence. Dubón eyes CF as Altuve prepares to return, and more ...

Injuries to Lance McCullers, Jose Urquidy, and Luis Garcia have savaged the HOU rotation early, with little obvious help on the immediate horizon. We look at red-hot Ezequiel Duran's playing time with Corey Seager's imminent return in TEX and more ...

Early injuries and poor pitching performances keep our focus on the rotations, where Bryce Miller has joined Mason Miller in making an unexpectedly fast MLB debut. We look at Jose Abreu's ongoing struggles in HOU, and more ...

With the imminent returns of Michael Brantley and Chas McCormick from the IL, HOU's OF/DH AB suddenly look uncertain over the next week. Rooker emerging in OAK, Jankowski red hot in TEX, and more...

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.