PT TOMORROW: AL West—What to watch this winter
Sep 22 2015
In terms of organizational depth and talent, this is the division's most loaded team. Their issues aren't so much filling holes, but figuring out who gets first crack and who are the likely first-shot contenders. The Astros look set in the OF, middle-infield and bullpen, give or take a lights-out closer. The rotation will evolve both during the winter and in-season due to the pending free agency of Scott Kazmir, the questionable rotation status of Scott Feldman, and a host of outstanding SP growth stocks led by Lance McCullers, Vince Velasquez and Mark Appel.
The most interesting off-season position to watch are the 1B/DH spots, where none of the current in-house names hold a strong grip. Club-controlled Evan Gattis (RHB,...
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