ryan - West **tes: Giants, Rangers, A's

West **tes: Giants, Rangers, A's
*The latest out of baseball's Western divisions:

The Giants and*Pablo Sandoval had yet to talk extensions as of Friday, MLB Daily Dish's*Chris Cotillo tweets. When we last checked in, the club was considering the issue but felt it had the whole of the 2014 season to put together a deal, should it decide to go that route.*Sandoval is scheduled to become a free agent after this year.
Mike Bauman interviewed*Rangers GM*Jon Daniels in an article for MLB.com.*Daniels says that after having traded away a number of young players in recent years, the club decided this winter that it would place more emphasis on developing its own players into big leaguers. Texas lost its first-round draft choice after signing*Shin-Soo Choo, but gained a compensatory pick after Nelson Cruz signed with the Orioles.
Sam Fuld has a real shot at making the Athletics' Opening Day roster,*Jane Lee of MLB.com reports, having impressed early in camp while*Craig Gentry has nursed a back strain. Importantly, Fuld's mi**r league deal includes two opt-out dates that will allow him to part ways with Oakland if he's **t on the Major League roster. The first comes at the end of the month.