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AL East teams at the start of spring training

By The Associated Press addition, acquired in the
A team-by-team look at trade that sent Longoria to
the American League East San Francisco.
entering spring training, in- Toronto Blue Jays
cluding key players each Manager: John Gibbons
club acquired and lost, and (sixth season of second
dates of the first workout for stint, 11th overall with Blue
pitchers and catchers, and Jays).
the full squad: 2017: 76-86, fourth place.
Boston Red Sox Training Town: Dunedin,
Manager: Alex Cora (first Florida.
season). Park: Dunedin Stadium.
2017: 93-69, first place, lost First Workout: Feb. 14/19.
to Houston in ALDS. He’s Here: OF Randal
Training Town: Fort Myers, Grichuk, OF Curtis Grander-
Florida. son, INF Yangervis Solarte,
Park: JetBlue Park. INF Aledmys Diaz, RHP Tay-
First Workout: Feb. 14/19. lor Guerrieri, INF Gift Ngo-
He's Here: Manager Alex epe. He’s Outta Here: OF
Cora. Jose Bautista, RHP Dominic
He's Outta Here: Manager Leone, LHP Brett Anderson,
John Farrell, RHP Doug Fis- INF Darwin Barney, RHP
ter, INF Eduardo Nunez, OF Leonel Campos, OF Darrell
Chris Young, RHP Addison Ceciliani, RHP Taylor Cole,
Reed, OF Rajai Davis, LHP INF Ryan Goins, C Raffy Lo-
Henry Owens, LHP Fernan- pez, RHP Tom Koehler, RHP
do Abad, RHP Blaine Boyer. This Jan. 28, 2018 photo shows National League Most Valuable Player Giancarlo Stanton, left, Dominic Leone, C Miguel
Going campin': The Red and American League Rookie of the Year Aaron Judge sitting side-by-side during the New York Montero, INF Rob Refsny-
Sox won 93 games for the Chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America annual dinner in New York where both der, OF Michael Saunders,
second straight season and men picked up their awards. Associated Press RHP Bo Schultz, RHP Cesar
claimed the franchise's first Valdez. Going campin’:
back-to-back AL East titles. old third baseman Rafael tain Derek Jeter took over Plouffe, RHP Chase Whitley, After consecutive ALCS
But Farrell was fired after Devers will be up for the as Marlins CEO. New York's RHP Sergio Romo. appearances, the Blue
they failed to advance in full season. Jackie Bradley other big move was to fire Going campin’: Coming Jays slumped badly dur-
the playoffs for the fourth Jr. slumped in the second Girardi and replace him off a fourth consecutive ing an injury-ravaged 2017
year in a row. They are vir- half, and there's hope that with Boone, who has never sub-.500 finish that follows a season, scoring an AL-low
tually the same team as won't repeat. The bullpen, managed at any level. Un- stretch in which they made 693 runs and finishing one
last year; boss Dave Dom- anchored by closer Craig less more free agents are the playoffs four times in game above last place. Im-
browski said he was look- Kimbrel, remains strong. signed or trades executed, six seasons, the Rays spent proved health will be essen-
ing for a bat with power New York Yankees top prospect Gleyber Tor- the winter trimming payroll tial for the Blue Jays, who
and still might add one of Manager: Aaron Boone res will get a chance to win and might not be finished. haven’t made splashy off-
the free agents remaining (first season). the second base job and Longoria, the face of the season additions. Toronto’s
on the market, including 2017: 91-71, second place, rookie Miguel Andujar will franchise, is gone and so offense will be anchored
J.D. Martinez, Eric Hosmer, wild card, lost to Houston in have the opportunity to is Cobb, one of the most by third baseman and 2015
Logan Morrison and Mike ALCS. take over at third. The ro- reliable components of a AL MVP Josh Donaldson
Moustakas. For now, they Training Town: Tampa, Flor- tation seems set with Luis young rotation that still has and first baseman Justin
are relying on re-signed ida. Severino, Masahiro Tanaka, the potential to be among Smoak, who hit career-high
first baseman Mitch More- Park: Steinbrenner Field. Sonny Gray, CC Sabathia the best in the AL. That is, if 38 home runs last season.
land (.246, 22 HRs, 79 RBIs), First Workout: Feb. 14/19. and Jordan Montgomery, two-time All-Star Chris Ar- Donaldson, catcher Russell
and the hope that Hanley He's Here: OF Giancarlo but Chance Adams might cher and another starter, Martin, shortstop Troy Tu-
Ramirez (.242, 23, 62) can Stanton, OF Jabari Blash, be given a chance to earn Jake Odorizzi, aren’t traded lowitzki and second base-
be more like the player he INF Danny Espinosa, LHP a spot in spring training. before opening day. Tam- man Devon Travis were
was in 2016 (.286, 30, 111). Wade LeBlanc, INF/OF Tampa Bay Rays pa Bay closer Alex Colome, key regulars who dealt with
The theory behind them Jace Peterson. Manager: Kevin Cash (third an All-Star two years ago injuries in 2017. So did right-
keeping up with the re- He's Outta Here: Manager season). who led the league last hander Aaron Sanchez, lim-
loaded New York Yankees Joe Girardi, 2B Starlin Cas- 2017: 80-82, third place. season with 47 saves, could ited to eight starts because
goes something like this: A tro, 3B-1B Chase Headley, Training Town: Port Char- be a short-timer, too, for of blister issues. The Blue
full season of a healthy Da- 3B Todd Frazier, DH Matt lotte, Florida. the right price. Meanwhile, Jays don’t have any signifi-
vid Price, who made just Holliday, LHP Jaime Garcia. Park: Charlotte Sports Park. the middle of the batting cant position competitions,
11 starts last season, will Going campin': In what First Workout: Feb. 14/19. order will have a different but will use spring training
bolster a rotation that al- was expected to be a re- He’s Here: OF Denard look with the departures to settle on a fifth starter
ready has a quality ace in building year, the Yankees Span, OF Jake Bauers, RHP of Longoria and Morrison, behind right-handers San-
Chris Sale, plus 2016 AL Cy reached Game 7 of the Brent Honeywell, SS Willy who led the team with a chez, Marcus Stroman and
Young Award winner Rick ALCS led by Aaron Judge, Adames. career-best 38 home runs. Marco Estrada, and lefty
Porcello and All-Stars Drew who set a rookie record He’s Outta Here: 3B Evan Despite hitting a club-re- J.A. Happ. All-Star closer
Pomeranz and Steven with 52 home runs. He's Longoria, RHP Alex Cobb, cord 228 homers in 2017 — Roberto Osuna saved a
Wright. Second baseman now united with Stanton, 1B Logan Morrison, 1B-DH the sixth-highest total in the career-high 39 games last
Dustin Pedroia (out until the big league home run Lucas Duda, RHP Brad Box- majors — the Rays ranked year but had a career-
May) and catcher Chris- leader and NL MVP who berger, RHP Steve Cishek, 14th in the AL and 25th in worst 10 blown saves and
tian Vazquez will be back was acquired from Miami RHP Tommy Hunter, OF the majors in runs. Span has acknowledged dealing
from injuries, and 20-year- after former Yankees cap- Peter Bourjos, INF Trever been the biggest offseason with anxiety.q