This is the January 11, 2013 news archive. View today's AL West news and rumors.

AL West News and Rumors

Beltre: Rangers have enough to compete in AL West

CNNSI.com

Adrian Beltre watched this offseason as the Texas Rangers tried to sign the top free-agent pitcher on the market and keep slugger Josh Hamilton.

MLB.com

Third baseman Kaleb Cowart, MLB.com's top-ranked player in the Angels' system, will get his first taste of big league camp this spring.

Richard Durrett, ESPN.com

Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish will have a personal catcher in 2013, as manager Ron Washington indicated his plan is for Geovany Soto to catch most of Darvish's starts.

T.R. Sullivan, MLB.com

The Rangers continue to dance with the possibility of signing free-agent pitcher Kyle Lohse, and they have remained in contact with agent Scott Boras.

Richard Durrett, ESPN.com

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre said Friday that he's going to play for the Dominican Republic in the upcoming World Baseball Classic.

Greg Johns, MLB.com

Highly touted young prospects Taijuan Walker, James Paxton, Mike Zunino and Nick Franklin are among 18 non-roster players invited to Major League Spring Training by the Mariners on Friday.

Greg Johns, MLB.com

Now that the Mariners have come up empty in pursuit of a trade for D-backs right fielder Justin Upton, the obvious question is, what's next?

CNNSI.com

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former Los Angeles Dodgers and Seattle Mariners outfielder Milton Bradley has been charged with abusing his estranged wife and faces up to 13 years in jail if convicted, city prosecutors announced Friday.