Really?

but I’m honestly surprised they even ranked us ahead of the other AL West teams. The projection systems these guys use don’t like the Angels, never have, never will. We’ll just have to win anyway.

Pretty much tells you all you need to know.

and the Halos the last few years is more like top 5………

whatever.

they play the game. As long as Scoscia is our manager I will never be worried about our success.

Their two best hitters are aging fairly quickly, and both are free agents at the end of the year.

You know, I’m pretty confident that Mike Napoli will be a better offensive player than Chone Figgins tihs year. As will Howie Kendrick, Torii Hunter, and others….

There’s this weird underestimation of the Angels’ system these days, because everyone acts as if Brandon Wood and Sean Rodriguez and Kendry Morales have already arrived. Yet we haven’t seen any as a regular player yet, and there’s plenty of upside.

Also, Jeff Mathis is among the better backup catchers in the big leagues.

Our outfield is a geriatric ward and while we have a gang of young and exciting guys on the team and in the minors, there is no one who is guaranteed to be a standout superstar or even a solid starter. That is not to say that none of them won’t pan out—Aybar, Wood, Arrondondo look like they’ll be around for awhile—but none of them are a sure thing yet.

What I disagree with are the teams that are ahead of us.

Rays? Braves? Diamondbacks? Brewers? Indians?

These don’t seem right but I will save my lack of knowledge and let the likes of Welch and Rghan explain why we deserve a higher ranking over these guys.

if your math consistently does not square with reality, it’s time to go back and check your math.