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Chris Sale is one of several players who have sustained surprisingly strong starts through the first quarter of the season.
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Erik Siegrist checks out the available talent in the American League as Joey Loperfido stakes a claim to the starting first base job in Houston.
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Brad Johnson reviews some AL bullpens with question marks, beginning in Seattle where Andres Munoz isn't always finishing games.
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Brad Johnson moves to pitching in the American League East, where in Baltimore, the Orioles signed pitching Ace Corbin Burnes to lead the team.