Checking in on the AL West: Texas on the rise, Angels see their wings clipped

Here we are checking in from yet another east coast road trip, although to be fair, the Mariners just got done battling a pair of AL West foes in Oakland and Houston (and if you didn’t follow any of those games, hoo boy have you got a surprise in store), and are about to see some more of the Texas teams on the tail end of this road trip. To paraphrase John Green, the Mariners are playing the AL West this season like they are falling asleep: slowly, and then all at once.

Let’s check in with where the playoffs odds currently stand thanks to our pals at FanGraphs:

Ah.