Baseball starts this week, and now would be a good time to write my predictions for the season. Every post, I will show my pick for another division, starting today with the AL West. Shortly before Opening Day, I will post my complete standings including postseason predictions and maybe records.

American League West

Texas Rangers

Houston Astros

Seattle Mariners

Los Angeles Angels

Oakland Athletics

Houston will make this one a very close race, but it all comes down to those games between Texas and Houston, which Houston simply can’t win. Houston will probably end up with a wild card spot. Seattle has a lot of talent, but no matter how many opportunities they get, they can’t reach the playoffs. The Angels can’t rely only on Mike Trout, even though he will definitely be a Hall of Famer. The A’s are still rebuilding, so it will be a while until the newly renamed Rickey Henderson Field hosts a playoff game, if the A’s don’t move before then.