It’s not all about the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in the American League, even if it sometimes seems so.
The top spring stories in the AL:
• Mauer power
Looks like the American League should have killed the Minnesota Twins when it had the chance.
• Honorable mention
Chicago White Sox: From Alex Rios(notes) to Juan Pierre(notes), Carlos Quentin(notes) to Andruw Jones(notes), Jake Peavy(notes) to Bobby Jenks(notes), everybody’s got something to prove.
Los Angeles Angels: They strip off organizational personalities Vladimir Guerrero(notes), Chone Figgins and John Lackey, throw on a coat of Hideki Matsui(notes), Brandon Wood(notes) and Joel Pineiro(notes).
Oakland Athletics: Ben Sheets(notes), Justin Duchscherer(notes) start over.
Tampa Bay Rays: Suddenly, they have 19 games to make up in the East. Hello, David Price(notes), Wade Davis(notes) and a healthy B.J. Upton(notes).
Kansas City Royals: This was supposed to go a lot better. When do Dayton Moore and Trey Hillman start turning things again? Is Alex Gordon(notes) going to help?
The top spring stories in the AL:
• Mauer power
Looks like the American League should have killed the Minnesota Twins when it had the chance.
• Honorable mention
Chicago White Sox: From Alex Rios(notes) to Juan Pierre(notes), Carlos Quentin(notes) to Andruw Jones(notes), Jake Peavy(notes) to Bobby Jenks(notes), everybody’s got something to prove.
Los Angeles Angels: They strip off organizational personalities Vladimir Guerrero(notes), Chone Figgins and John Lackey, throw on a coat of Hideki Matsui(notes), Brandon Wood(notes) and Joel Pineiro(notes).
Oakland Athletics: Ben Sheets(notes), Justin Duchscherer(notes) start over.
Tampa Bay Rays: Suddenly, they have 19 games to make up in the East. Hello, David Price(notes), Wade Davis(notes) and a healthy B.J. Upton(notes).
Kansas City Royals: This was supposed to go a lot better. When do Dayton Moore and Trey Hillman start turning things again? Is Alex Gordon(notes) going to help?
