![Mound Musings: A Look at Pitching in the AL West](https://res.cloudinary.com/rotowire/image/upload/ar_16:6,c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,g_auto:custom_no_override,q_auto,w_auto/kyw4xt3htzx8stywki7f.jpg)
Brad Johnson is back for the 2024 season and kicks off his column with a deep dive into the American League West pitching staffs, where in Houston ageless Justin Verlander leads the group.
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Erik Siegrist looks over the available talent in the AL and thinks Chase Silseth could break out in the second half if he has a spot in the Angels rotation after the trade deadline.
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Erik Siegrist sifts through the available talent in the American League and thinks Bo Naylor offers a solution for the Guardians' catching woes.