With the regular season just around the corner and the post-lockout frenzy just about over, it’s time to assess the Mariners competition in the AL West. Instead of going team-by-team this year, we’re going to compare the three major player groups on each team to each other; the lineups, the starting rotations, and the bullpens. Hopefully, we’ll answer three questions for each of these teams: what’s new, what’s good, what’s bad. A lot has changed for these four division rivals so make sure you read up on the opposition before the season starts.
Angels Projected Lineup
The Angels didn’t do a ton of adding to their lineup this off-season; their splash move, if you want to call it that, was locking up catcher Matt Stassi on a three-year contract.