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Do we know look at the Pittsburgh Pirates as a true contender instead of the team that had 20 straight losing seasons?  For the most part, yes, but there are still skeptics out there.  For the first time in a long time, the Pirates entered Spring Training with no real position battles…yet. The team surprised brass around baseball when they walked away the winner in the Jung-ho Kang bidding, but as of now, the powerful Korean [Jay’s Note: Hey, that’s my nickname!] is going to back up Jordy Mercer at short and Josh Harrison at third base…

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Let’s head on over to our friends in the American League Central to see which position battles they have going on during Spring Training.

First, in Cleveland, Brandon Moss will bring his power bat to Jaco…I mean, Progressive Field.  Moss will look to prove his success in Oakland is who the real Moss is, not the one that Pirates’ fans dealt with.  I’m not bitter, I promise.

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In hindsight, I either should have started or ended with this post, since arguably the two biggest battles come from Boston and New York.

In Boston, John Farrell just wants to ruin everyone’s day.  That’s really the only explanation I can see when he announced that Shane Victorino would be the starting right fielder for the Red Sox to open the season. That’s a huge blow to prospects Mookie Betts and Rusney Castillo, both of whom were in the group of young outfielders poised to breakout this year.  Now, what the hell do we do?

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You know when the Philadelphia Phillies lose to a Division II college that baseball is officially back.  Well, that and you’re fantasy drafts are coming up.  Unless, of course, you already did them, and if you did, why? Anyhow, games are starting in Florida and Arizona, which means managers finally get to take a look at what they actually have on the field.  Looking around each division, there are some interesting position battles to keep an eye on.  Over the next few weeks, we…OKAY, I will take you around the horn on which position battles to keep an eye on for each division. Let’s start with the American League West, shall we?  

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