The American League West has had quite the off-season as far as signings/trades and we are not evening talking about the sign-stealing scandal involving the Astros.
Now that Spring Training has begun it would be a great time to look at the additions and subtractions each team in the AL West has had.
Not every minor league deal has been included like the ones that are included are players that have had significant playing/service time in the Majors before.
Los Angeles Angels
Additions
- 3B Anthony Rendon will be the Angels starting 3rd Baseman
- RHP Dylan Bundy will be in the Starting Rotation
- RHP Jacob Barnes (Minor League Deal), has a chance to be in the bullpen
- C Jason Castro will be the Angels starting catcher
- MANAGER Joe Maddon
- LHP Jose Quijada has a chance to be in the bullpen
- RHP Julio Teheran will be in the Angels Starting Rotation
- RHP Kyle Keller has a chance to be in the bullpen
- RHP Matt Andriese has a chance to be in the Starting Rotation or bullpen
- RHP Mike Mayers has a chance to be in the bullpen
- RHP Neil Ramirez (Minor League Deal), has a chance to be in the bullpen
- LHP Ryan Buchter (Minor League Deal), has a chance to be in the bullpen
Subtractions
- LHP Adalberto Mejia (Chicago White Sox)
- MANAGER Brad Ausmus (Free Agent)
- Jake Jewell (San Francisco Giants)
- Justin Bour (Hanshin Tigers, Japan)
- Kean Wong (San Francisco Giants)
- Kevan Smith (Tampa Bay Rays)
- Kole Calhoun (Arizona Diamondbacks)
- Luis Garcia (Texas Rangers)
- Trevor Cahill (San Francisco Giants)
- Zack Cozart (Free Agent)
Houston Astros
Additions
- RHP Austin Pruitt has a chance to the be in the Starting Rotation or should be in the bullpen
- MANAGER Dusty Baker
- C Dustin Garneau will likely be the back-up Catcher
- RHP Jared Hughes (Minor League Deal), has a chance to be in the bullpen
Subtractions
- MANAGER A.J. Hinch (Suspended by MLB for 1 season and fired by the Astros
- RHP Aaron Sanchez (Free Agent)
- RHP Collin McHugh (Free Agent)
- RHP Gerrit Cole (New York Yankees)
- OF Jake Marisnick (New York Mets)
- C Robinson Chirinos (Texas Rangers)
- LHP Wade Miley (Cincinnati Reds)
- RHP Will Harris (Washington Nationals)
Oakland Athletics
Additions
- C Austin Allen has a chance to be the back-up Catcher
- Burch Smith has a chance to be in the bullpen
- INF Ryan Goins (Minor League Deal), has a chance to be the 2nd Baseman or be on the bench
- LHP T.J. McFarland will likely be in the bullpen
- INF/OF Tony Kemp will likely be on the roster but could be the 2nd Baseman
Subtractions
- RHP Blake Treinen (Los Angeles Dodgers)
- LHP Brett Anderson (Milwaukee Brewers)
- RHP Homer Bailey (Minnesota Twins)
- RHP Jharel Cotton (Chicago Cubs)
- C Josh Phegley (Chicago Cubs)
- INF/OF Jurickson Profar (San Diego Padres)
- LHP Ryan Buchter (Los Angeles Angels)
- RHP Tanner Roark (Toronto Blue Jays)
Seattle Mariners
Additions
- RHP Carl Edwards Jr. will be in the bullpen
- LHP Nestor Cortes Jr. has a chance to be in the bullpen
- INF Patrick Wisdom has a chance to make the roster
- RHP Taijuan Walker will be in the Starting Rotation
- RHP Yoshihisa Hirano will be in the bullpen
Subtractions
- RHP Anthony Bass (Toronto Blue Jays)
- RHP Arodys Vizcaino (Free Agent)
- OF Domingo Santana (Cleveland Indians)
- RHP Felix Hernandez (Atlanta Braves)
- OF Keon Broxton (Milwaukee Brewers)
- RHP Matt Wisler (Minnesota Twins)
- C Omar Narvez (Milwaukee Brewers)
- INF Tim Beckham (Free Agent)
- LHP Tommy Milone (Baltimore Orioles)
- LHP Wade LeBlanc (Baltimore Orioles)
Texas Rangers
Additions
- OF Adolis Garcia, has a chance to make the roster
- RHP Cody Allen (Minor League Deal), has a chance to be in the bullpen
- RHP Corey Kluber will be in the Starting Rotation
- RHP Derek Law (Minor League Deal), has a chance to be in the bullpen
- 1B Greg Bird (Minor League Deal), has a chance to be the 1st Baseman
- RHP Jordan Lyles will be in the Starting Rotation
- RHP Juan Nicasio (Minor League Deal), has a chance to be in the bullpen
- RHP Kyle Gibson will be in the Starting Rotation
- RHP Luis Garcia (Minor League Deal), has a chance to be in the bullpen
- INF Matt Duffy (Minor League Deal), has a chance to make the roster
- C Robinson Chirinos will be the starting Catcher
- INF Sam Travis has a chance to be the 1st Baseman
- 1B/3B Todd Frazier will be the starting 3rd Baseman
Subtractions
- RHP Adrian Sampson (Korea)
- LHP Jeffrey Springs (Boston Red Sox)
- INF/OF Logan Forsythe (Philadelphia Phillies)
- OF Hunter Pence (San Francisco Giants)
- OF Nomar Mazara (Chicago White Sox)
- RHP Shawn Kelley (Free Agent)
The AL West will be extremely competitive as both the Angels and Texas Rangers made big moves to compete with Oakland and Houston.
Despite Oakland not making any big splashes even though they lost a few key players they have a few pitchers they brought up late last season in A.J. Puk and Jesus Lazardo and they should be stepping into the rotation.
Houston, on the other hand, has not done much despite losing one of the top Starting Pitchers in Baseball in Gerrit Cole and other key players for their team in 2019′ such as Wade Miley, Will Harris, and Robinson Chirinos.
The AL West should be exciting this season as four of the five teams should be competitive for most of the season.
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