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Offseason Questions For The AL West

With all the offseason reviews completed, we're asking a few questions of every team.  The AL West is on the hot seat this time.

• Did the Angels overpay Bobby Abreu and Fernando Rodney?  Can Joel Pineiro adequately replace John Lackey?
• The A's guaranteed $17.5MM to three players who barely played last year in Ben Sheets, Justin Duchscherer, and Coco Crisp.  Were these signings too risky?  Will left-side infield Plan Bs Kevin Kouzmanoff and Cliff Pennington provide sufficient production, after Adrian Beltre and Marco Scutaro chose to sign elsewhere?
• Could the $5.8MM the Mariners spent on Ken Griffey Jr. and Casey Kotchman have gone toward a more productive bat or two?  Did the Ms sell high on Brandon Morrow, and should they have added another veteran starter?
• Similar to the A's, the Rangers committed $19MM to three high-variance players in Rich Harden, Vladimir Guerrero, and Colby Lewis.  Will at least two of the three play to their upside?

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