Lastly we come to the AL West, which is home to the current AL champs, the Seattle Killer Whales. Seattle took the division by 19 ... legitimate playoff/division contender. 4. Anaheim is not a bad team, but they're just behind the other three. I think this is the only AL division in which they would finish last. 5. Not sure who would be traded in or out- this is an odd division, with each team ...

AL WEST TEAM Kansas City McCoys (AL) LAST YEARS RECORD: 86-76 PAYROLL 80M (104M) KEY POTENTIAL ... 1B Adrian Cassidy to drive in all the runs.   TEAM Wichita Sizzlers (AL) PAYROLL 87.2M (88M) LAST YEARS RECORD: 107-55 ... cheap end with short term contracts.   Las Vegas Gamble (AL) PAYROLL 52.6M (66M) LAST YEARS RECORD: 81-81 ...

... to coast into the playoffs. This year, however, they did not finish a single month in first place, instead looking up at Texas and Oakland all year. So when the team battled through September to win the West, there was a true sense of winning a hard-fought battle. There also seemed to be a great deal of relief. "We knew we were better than we'd been playing," outfielder Lance ...

Angels' manager wins award for second time after guiding his team to American League Championship Series and an AL West title. Angels' manager wins award for second time after guiding his team to American League Championship Series and an AL West title.

... outside influences creep in, consciously or not. American League West, Paul's Predicted Order of Finish: Los ... only thing saving them and kept them a playoff contender was the weakness of the AL West overall and their history. I was unsold on Kendry Morales as ... ; section. It's like Christmas waiting for the NL west and your retrospective / present / future outlook for my boys in ...

... the Angels together through the death of pitcher Nick Adenhart and a rash of early-season pitching injuries as for winning the AL West, Mike Scioscia was named American League Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America on ... killed in a car crash. More Coverage: Tracy Honored in NL AL Manager of the Year: Los Angeles Angels' Mike Scioscia originally ...