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Out Of Options Players: AL West
Out Of Options Players: AL West
The following 40-man roster players have less than five years service time and are out of mi**r league options. *That means they must clear waivers before being sent to the mi**rs, so the team would be at risk of losing them in attempting to do so. *I've included players on multiyear deals. *This list was compiled through MLBTR's sources. *Our ****** concludes with the AL West. Angels: Ernesto Frieri, Kevin Jepsen, Andrew Romine Frieri is the team's closer, and Jepsen has a spot in the pen as well. *About a week ago, Mike DiGiovanna of the L.A. Times **ted that Angels manager Mike Scioscia said the team could open the season with an eight-man bullpen. DiGiovanna further explained, "Carrying an extra reliever and a five-man rotation would limit the Angels to a three-man bench consisting of a backup catcher, utility infielder and outfielder." Romine is battling **n-roster invitee John McDonald for that utility infielder job, though as MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez **ted earlier this month, Grant Green appears to have joined the mix. Astros: Chris Carter, Lucas Harrell, Raul Valdes Carter will serve as the team's designated hitter. *Harrell is looking to reclaim a spot in the Astros' rotation, which is something of an open competition behind Scott Feldman. *Valdes, a lefty reliever, is the oldest player in Astros camp at age 36, according to Evan Drellich of the Houston Chronicle. *He's competing for a lefty relief spot with Darin Downs and Kevin Chapman, wrote Drellich a week ago. Athletics: Daric Barton, Josh Donaldson, Brandon Moss, Fernando Abad, Jesse Chavez, Chris Gimenez, Michael Taylor Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote about Taylor on Monday and Tuesday, **ting that a scout told her a change of scenery might do some good for the 28-year-old outfielder. *Slusser says **n-roster invitee Sam Fuld is ahead of Taylor to potentially fill in for Craig Gentry if Gentry needs to start the season on the DL. *Slusser wrote Monday that Barton will need at least a few more days to recover from a hamstring strain. *Barton doesn't fit well at first base in a potential platoon with Moss, wrote John Hickey of the Mercury News in February, so it could be difficult for him to find a roster spot. *Moss seems assured of semi-regular first base duty after hitting 51 home runs for the A's over the past two years. *Donaldson is the team's starting third baseman after a breakout 2013. Gimenez is seemingly fourth on the A's depth chart at catcher, so he has an uphill battle for a roster spot out of camp. MLB.com's Chris Gabel wrote about Abad yesterday, **ting that he's competing with Drew Pomeranz and Joe Savery to become the second lefty in Oakland's bullpen. *Despite a rough spring so far for Abad, Gabel quotes A's manager Bob Melvin as praising the 28-year-old, leading the writer to speculate that "he might already have secured a spot in the A's bullpen." *Last week, MLB.com's Jane Lee wrote that Chavez "appears to be a lock" for the team's pen.* Mariners: Hector **esi The Mariners have an open rotation competition after Felix Hernandez in the wake of injuries to Hisashi Iwakuma and Taijuan Walker, wrote MLB.com's John Schlegel on Tuesday. *James Paxton, Scott Baker, and Erasmo Ramirez might be the favorites, though, meaning **esi is really competing for one spot. ***esi could instead be a long reliever out of the bullpen, Bob Dutton of the News Tribune*suggested a week ago. Rangers: Engel Beltre, Pedro Figueroa, Adam Rosales, Michael Kirkman In a roster projection from Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News today, he included both Beltre and Michael Choice, **ting that the team doesn't want to lose Beltre. *Keeping both Beltre and Choice might mean sending catcher Robinson Chiri**s to Triple-A despite an impressive spring. *Grant sees Rosales as the team's best backup infield option over Brent Lillibridge and Kevin Kouzma**ff, because Rosales can play second base, shortstop, and third base. Kirkman is part of Grant's projected seven-man bullpen, while Figueroa is **t. *As a lefty who throws 95 miles per hour, Figueroa was intriguing e**ugh to the Rangers for the club to claim him off waivers from the Rays in late January. *It seems the Rangers will be forced to choose one of the two, barring a trade or injury. 
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