Some news items from the western side of the American League…

• Michael Young has said he’s open to being a primary DH in the wake of the Rangers’ acquisition of Adrian Beltre, but ESPNDallas.com’s Jeff Caplan wonders if the career infielder will get “bored” from not playing in the field.  Caplan talks to Lance Berkman, who signed with St. Louis in part because he disliked being a designated hitter, about the transition away from fielding.
• As part of an MLB.com mailbag, Greg Johns reports the Mariners ended up receiving cash from the Phillies in the Mike Sweeney trade last August, rather than a player to be named later.  From the same piece, Johns also shoots down the idea of Seattle trading Felix Hernandez or signing Jermaine Dye.
• In regards to the Angels’ lack of major free agent signings, manager Mike Scioscia said “These contracts just ran away from what our team can do,” during an interview on 710 ESPN Radio’s Mason & Ireland Show (as reported by ESPNLosAngeles.com’s Mark Saxon).  Scioscia noted the club might have “some other minor things” in the works.
• Eric Denton of LAAngelsInsider.com wonders if the Angels would be better served by rebuilding and putting “some long term pieces in place for the Mike Trout era.”