No one in the A's rotation is a drain, including new free-agent acquisition Marco Estrada. The Rangers wouldn't have hired Woodward over the many candidates to interview for the job if they didn't trust him to be innovative, and considering the current constitution of this roster, he's gonna have to be. Can Félix Hernández get a graceful goodbye? Is the rotation enough? Will you get out and say goodbye to the Rangers' longtime home park? We come to you bearing excellent news. Will Joey Gallo ever evolve? Nothing wrong with any of that. At the end, we will make some actual predictions on the final standings, predictions that are unassailable and so obviously iron-clad correct that we're a little worried you won't even bother to watch the actual games once we read them. The A's are the sort of team who often gets these sort of players to thrive, to unlock whatever was holding them back. That's not really the rotation, is it?Tyler Skaggs is a perfectly respectable pitcher, a guy who can give you 25-30 starts of above-average mound work. The Angels overcame the absence of Mike Trout for six months to a thumb injury to hang in the wild-card race, where they've been joined the Mariners and two-time defending division champion Rangers. Ichiro! Globe Life Park wasn't necessarily one of baseball's most beloved parks, but people liked it, and more to the point, baseball stadiums are sacred cathedrals that should always be appreciated. So who are they going to choose? Wild Card. We don't have a question here. As currently constituted, Gallo is a perfectly fine baseball player; he had a 107 OPS+, 40 homers and acceptable defense last season. ... AL EAST W-L PCT GB HOME AWAY RS RA ... AL WEST W … Texas Rangers1. They have two years left to get him that playoff win. You just want to see him have a few moments that remind us of the old King.4. What's the plan here? © 2020 ABG-SI LLC. The Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels haven’t climbed the standings the way they envisioned during the shortened regular season, but they’ve seen some players shoot up the organizati…. Or will they have to look for an upgrade at some point?4. But do they have anyone who scares opponents?4. We just wanted to be delighted that Ichiro is going to be on the field for Opening Day in Tokyo. Houston Astros: 104-58, Previewing the AL West's biggest questions. Can Chapman become a player who can carry a team? Get the MLB schedule, scores, standings, rumors, fantasy games and more on NBCSports.com. Oh, and they're all probably going to get hurt at least once this season. 3. Who's the DH? This will get resolved in the next two months, and no one has any idea how it's going to go. Verlander and Cole are both free agents after this year, and George Springer and Josh Reddick hit the market after that. Visit ESPN to view the 2020 MLB Standings. The two free agents they brought in to boost the rotation, Matt Harvey and Trevor Cahill, are anything but rock-solid certainties, and as talented as Andrew Heaney and Jaime Barria are, they certainly haven't proven they can be counted on. The Astros have been in first place all but five days this season, and have led the division outright since April 14, after their 11th game of the season. Turner Sports and Major League Baseball have agreed to a seven-year extension of rights through the 2028 season. Which brings us to our next issue …3. Will he be at Spring Training? Previewing the AL West's biggest questions ... At the end, we will make some actual predictions on the final standings, predictions that are unassailable and so obviously iron-clad correct that we're a little worried you won't even bother to watch the actual games once we read them. Get the MLB schedule, scores, standings, rumors, fantasy games and more on NBCSports.com. And that's not even accounting for all the money Carlos Correa and Alex Bregman are going to start earning in arbitration soon.