Catch Me If You Can: Los Angeles Angels, Seattle Mariners - American League Preview 2008

Of all the divisional races in Major League Baseball, none is being written off as already over like the American League West where the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are seen as near-locks to make the playoffs. The Seattle Mariners beg to differ. In 2007, the Mariners managed to offer the Angels some legitimate competition until a painful series in late August where the Angels swept the Mariners as they fell from two games back to five. The Mariners spent the 2007-08 off-season making two major acquisitions signing Carlos Silva and trading for Erik Bedard, bolstering their starting rotation. The Angels signed center fielder Torii Hunter and traded Orlando Cabrera for John Garland. How will these two teams compare in 2008?