Like the American League East, I expect the West to be much of a three-horse race.
You've got three clubs that could all win the division and would all be decent playoff teams if they did so, because everything would have come together.
Unlike the East though, the West may only have one representative in the playoffs, which makes this division race all the more interesting. Los Angeles, Seattle, and Texas all had great seasons, winning 85 games or more.
Oakland will probably re-assume their position in the cellar once again, but don't discredit them because of it. They've got their own decent group of talent.
Being in the smallest division, all four teams get a good look at each other, so expect in-division records to carry a lot of weight in terms of who wins it. The team that is able to ...
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