CNNSI.com's John Donovan takes a look at each American League team's most important moves this offseason. Click here for the National League. AL: East | Central | West

AL EAST

		BALTIMORE ORIOLES The checkbook is still open, but nobody wants Peter Angelos' money. Turned down in their bid for Juan Gonzalez, among others, the O's have only former Cleveland outfielder Marty Cordova (.310, 20 homers, 69 RBIs) to show as an upgrade for a team that hit an AL-worst .248 last season.

		BOSTON RED SOX Change is the name of the game, but is it enough? Bad news Carl Everett has gone to Texas. The Red Sox have picked up some pitching (John Burkett, Dustin Hermanson, Darren Oliver) to make up for the loss of Hideo Nomo (to L.A.). Johnny Damon should provide a spark.

		NEW YORK YANKEES Yanks lose World Series, The Boss gets mad and the Yanks really stock up. Jason Giambi (.342, 38 homers, 120 RBIs) is an upgrade at first, Robin Ventura plugs in at third, Rondell White and John Vander Wal add pop in the outfield, David Wells could help an awesome rotation ... sigh.

		TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS When you have no money, no fans, a shaky ownership group and an uncertain future, you make an unremarkable trade here or there, shed salary where you can and hope the kids in a pretty well-stocked farm system take their quick-mature pills. That's the Devil Rays.

		TORONTO BLUE JAYS The Jays' new front office has been busy trying to get better while getting cheaper, which is never easy. They gained a possible pitching stud in Luke Prokopec from the Dodgers) but had to give up workhorse Paul Quantrill (80 games, 3.04 ERA). Gone also are reliever Billy Koch and shortstop Alex Gonzalez. If only there were a Canadian division.

AL CENTRAL

		CHICAGO WHITE SOX The Sox got righty Todd Ritchie from the Pirates in a big deal, Frank Thomas is healthy, David Wells is gone ... the Sox are still solid and, given that the Indians may be coming back to the Central pack, they should have a say in things. But it's not exactly been a knock-your-Sox-off offseason.

		CLEVELAND INDIANS New GM Mark Shapiro stunned Cleveland by trading Roberto Alomar to the Mets for some young prospects and Matt Lawton. A shaky rotation lost Dave Burba (to Texas). Juan Gonzalez (Texas), John Rocker (Texas) and Marty Cordova (Baltimore) have left. Will the Jacobs Field crowds be far behind?

		DETROIT TIGERS The Tigers lost Juan Encarnacion (traded to Reds), Tony Clark (signed with Red Sox) and Roger Cedeno (Mets). They got solid Dmitri Young (from the Reds), pitcher Juan Avecedo (Marlins) and infielder Craig Paquette (Cards). But their pitching (5.01 ERA in '01, 13th in AL) still is a sore spot.

		KANSAS CITY ROYALS Ex-Yankee Chuck Knoblauch will not single-handedly resurrect the Royals. But it's a start. They picked up outfielder Michael Tucker and still can count on Mike Sweeney and Carlos Beltran. Their pitching is still atrocious, though (4.97 ERA in '01). They'll be a little better than 97 losses. A little.

		MINNESOTA TWINS Handcuffed as they are with questions about their very existence, it's not surprising the Twins haven't been particularly active in the offseason. That's not all bad. They still have one of the best young staffs around. They'll have a new manager in Ron Gardenhire. They can challenge -- if they play.

AL WEST

		ANAHEIM ANGELS The Angels have been all over the place, trading slugger Mo Vaughn to the Mets while picking up a solid starter in Kevin Appier. They landed 15-game winner Aaron Sele from rival Seattle, signed former Mets starter Dennis Cook ... they've improved. Enough to hang with Seattle and, maybe, Texas? We'll see.

		OAKLAND ATHLETICS Everyone saw it coming, but losing Jason Giambi (to the Yanks) still hurt. And then came Johnny Damon (to Boston). And let's not forget reliever Jason Isringhausen (to St. Louis). It's a re-tooling year for the A's, even with solid trades for reliever Billy Koch, slugger David Justice and prospect Carlos Pena.

		SEATTLE MARINERS The M's get back both Bret Boone (141 RBIs) and Mark McLemore (a key utility man). They let pitcher Aaron Sele (15-5) go, but traded for Colorado third baseman Jeff Cirillo (.313, 83 RBIs), catcher Ben Davis from San Diego and others. Still good. But not as good.

		TEXAS RANGERS New GM John Hart has revamped the majors' worst staff, adding Chan Ho Park ($65 million over five years), Jay Powell, Hideki Irabu, Dave Burba, John Rocker and Todd Van Poppel. And to boost one of the best-hitting teams around, he steals Juan Gonzalez ($24 million over two). Watch out, M's.