AL East: 3 Keys to Each Teams’ Spring Training

Baltimore Orioles: Ublado Jimenez is tabbed to start the Spring Training game opener on Tuesday for the O’s, can he prove that he is back to 2013 form? How do Manny Machado, Matt Weiters, and Chris Davis look? Left field and right field battles, who can replace Cruz-Markakis combo?

New York Yankees: What will the atmosphere be like at camp without Jeter for the first time in 20 years? GM, Brian Cashman will have his eye on how mix of veterans and young guys will mesh with each other in camp. Does A-rod look good, back in shape, can he train his way to 20+ homers?

Toronto Blue Jays: Position battles in left and center field, who will replace Colby Rasmus and Melky? The tension that Dioner Navarro will create, as he has expressed already, with losing his job behind the plate to the singing of Russell Martin. How will Josh Donaldson fit in as a leader?

Tampa Bay Rays: How will new manager, Kevin Cash, handle all of the position battles for the Rays in Spring Training? An interesting bond has developed between back up catchers Curt Casali and Bobby Wilson. What will the atmosphere be, what is the team’s goal/path for 2015 and the near future?

Boston Red Sox: The feeling of going from last to first again should feel the air in Lee County, Florida. How will Hanley Ramirez adjust to playing left field? How much of a defensive phoneme is Chris Vazquez behind the plate?

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