Unless you’re the Anaheim Angels–who seem to be taking the term "offseason" literally–the winter has been a busy one for the American League West. New GM Pat Gillick hasn’t been shy about spending the Mariners’ increased budget, the Rangers have revamped their team via a blockbuster trade and free agency and, surprisingly, the Athletics have…
Part two of our ongoing review of our Top 40 Prospects from Baseball Prospectus 1999: 32. Rob Bell, RHP, Cincinnati (BBA: #35, Sickels: HM) What we said last year: "Bell had the best curveball in the Carolina League and led the circuit with 197 K’s last year…between Bell and Scott Williamson, and the addition of…
Superficially, it appears there’s been a lot of fireworks and retooling in the AL East, but what have the teams in the division really accomplished? This is the division that hosts the World Champs, which you would think would be incentive for the others to improve. Yet when you revisit this winter’s activity, you see…