MLB 2017 American League West Predictions and Rankings

MLB 2017: American League West Rankings

By Jason Evans | Feb 3, 2017

Jul 14, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; American League outfielder Mike Trout (27) of the Los Angeles Angels poses with the MVP trophy after the 2015 MLB All Star Game at Great American Ball Park. The American League all stars won 6-3. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports /

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Bullpen:

5. Angels – Cam Bedrosian is an interesting piece. They have to hope Huston Street and Andrew Bailey have anything left to help Bedrosian.

4. Mariners – Edwin Diaz has electric stuff and Nick Vincent is a pretty good setup guy. The rest of the bullpen they have to hope on. Steve Cishek and Evan Scribner from the right side and free agent pickup Mark Rzepczysnki from the left.

3. Rangers – Sam Dyson had a pretty good year closing. Matt Bush has great stuff, but will he be stretched out as a starter? Is Jeremy Jeffress back? How about Tanner Scheppers and Keone Kela?

2. A’s – Ryan Dull is their best reliever and I think will emerge as their closer at some point in 2017. They have plenty of depth in Ryan Madson, Sean Doolittle, John Axford and free agent pickup Santiago Casilla.

1. Astros – Ken Giles seemed to get himself together a bit after a rough start. His June through August was excellent and I think he ran out of gas. Will Harris and Luke Gregerson are an excellent setup tandem along with Tony Sipp and Chris Devenski.

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