The Angels made another big move yesterday with the signing of former Rangers' ace, C.J. Wilson. After completely reshaping their lineup with the addition of Pujols, the Angels added another ace to their already stellar starting rotation. Wilson will make $77.5 million over the next 5 seasons for has native California team.
Even with all of the additions that the Miami Marlins have made this offseason, it is hard to pick a team that is more improved than the Angels. With their offense completely revamped, the Angels will have to beat the powerful Rangers if they want to win the division.
Wilson adds a left handed presence to an already dominate rotation. Wilson, who finished his second full season as a starter at 16-7 with a 2.94 era and 206 strikeouts in 223 innings, will most likely be the team's number 2 starter behind ace Jered Weaver. Weaver, who was overused toward the end of the season, compiled an 18-8 record and a 2.41 era over 235 innings. Dan Haren, anyone else's number 1 will be the team's number 3 starter. Haren threw 238 innings last year for the Angels with a 16-10 record and a 3.17 era. Ervin Santana, who had a very strong 2011 even though his record didnt show it, will follow up a season in which he threw 228 2/3 innings and posted a 3.38 earned run average as the number 4 starter. To be honest, I don't know who the number 5 starter will be, but I dont think it really matters. There is no other team that can compare with the Angels top four starters. With their new offense and great staff, the Angels are instantly favorites to win th AL West. If the Yankees or Red Sox can't rebuild their pitching staff, look for the Angels to be AL favorites.
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