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...

Better contact is fueling Luis Rengifo's recent surge, though we still have long-term questions. We look at Abraham Toro's recent production in SEA, the Joe Barlow watch in TEX, and more.

Martin Maldonado has struggled to a career-worst .493 OPS, but he seemingly still has job security even on a playoff-bound club. We look at the June uptick of Seth Brown in OAK, Brock Burke's potential in TEX, and more.

With the Aug. 2 MLB trade deadline approaching, we take a first cut at how AL West clubs might react. And one of the most sought-after arms on the market will be Frankie Montas, who has extended his 2021 excellence into 2022.

Ezequiel Duran's early performance in TEX makes for a crowd at 3B, both immediately and long term. We look at an unheralded up-and-comer in HOU, the Mariner's 2B mess, and more ...

Cal Raleigh has begun to tap into his power in SEA, and suddenly a Mariners catcher may have an inside track on the job. We look at the 1B job in Texas, some longer-term ramifications of HOU's Jordan Alvarez extension, and more ...

Cristian Javier's ascendance has been a big part of HOU's May rotation surge, as reinforcements and near-ready talent could force more decisions in June. We take another look at LAA's infield issues, the TEX bullpen excellence, and more...