American League West — Seattle Mariners
The AL West will boil down to a three-team race. Mike Trout’s Angels will hover around .500 while the A’s will finish with one of the worst records in the league. That leaves us with Texas, Houston, and Seattle. In a bit of a surprise, the Mariners will take the division over the defending champion Rangers and perennial AL juggernaut Astros. Seattle’s pitching should be among the best in the league boasting three starters — Luis Castillo, George Kirby, and Logan Gilbert — who could all potentially contend for a Cy Young. The offense also got a boost this offseason with the addition of switch-hitting infielder Jorge Polanco. The Mariners finished just two games back of the division lead last year, and leap back into the postseason in ’24.
