Rangers Ranking

I am not sure what any of you others out there might think on the subject of $CHA-CHING$ having anything to do with a championship calibre team, but I couldn't help but notice that the Rangers rank 21st out of 30 teams. Any even though that wasn't what really bothered me, this is what DID bother me:

Los Angeles Angels of Anahiem: Rank 5th with a spending of $109,251,333.

Seattle Mariners: Rank 7th with a spending of $106,516,833.

Oakland Athletics: Rank 16th with a spending of $79,938,369.

and then there is the Texas Rangers, who currently rank 21st with a spending of $68,818,675. And again, it is not so much of "how much the Rangers are spending..." as it is how much MORE the other guys are spending, and it is working for them. What I mean when I say this is that the Rangers are over $30 Million less than the Angels, who are fortunate enough to be going to the playoffs all the time, in comparison to the Rangers, who are not. I would like to see J.D. step up a little more and get the "BIG" player who rocks. Like a Bedard or a Santana. So far, we have a rotation that looks like this:

#1 Starter: Kevin Millwood

#2 Starter: Vicente Padilla

#3 Starter: Jason Jennings

#4 Starter: Robinson Tejeda/Brandon McCarthy

#5 Starter: Robinson Tejeda/Brandon McCarthy/Matt Harrison/Kameron Loe/Thomas Diamond/John Rheinecker

Closer: C. J. Wilson

Pitching is the key to any team and the season that they have. You can't always win a game 30 to whatever. The only two slots that are REALLY set is Millwood and Padilla. I do understand the concept of waiting for the talent to groom, but the way things feel like out here... we just groom the players for some other team. Anyway, just a couple of more weeks until Spring Training begins (Pitchers and Catchers). Johnny Out.

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