At least that's finished!!

Now that we know Lee won't be sporting a Rangers jersey next season, the task for the Rangers to add quality starting pitching has may get desperate. My hopes are the Rangers don't go out and make another Chan Ho mistake, just paying big money for a name. Matt Garza seems to be the best of the rest available via trade, since Greinke is sounding more like a long-shot trade. I heard Brandon Webb's name mentioned by someone other than me for the first time, but I was only willing to take a shot on Webb if the Rangers would have landed two injury free quality starters first.

The buzz is Feliz and/or Ogando will move into the rotation if the Rangers are unable to secure more starting pitching. While I will agree finding a closer is easier than finding a quality starter, Feliz is a one pitch pitcher, and in my opinion not anywhere near ready to be a starter. Ogando, of the two, I would say is closer to being ready for the rotation. My guess is Frankie would move back in to the closer roll if this is the direction they go.

Now that the Lee saga is over I would expect any moves that are going to be made, will be done rather quickly. Listening to talk radio over the last couple of months, most of "Ranger Nation" are probably declaring the Rangers dead without Lee. Sadly, what the Lee decision may do is send Michael Young elsewhere, and that would be a mistake in my opinion. I may be alone in this thinking, but I think if the Rangers make a serious push for Greinke they may throw in Young just to secure the deal, if that's what it takes. As I said previously, the Rangers will be in the middle of it again next season with or without Lee, and my thoughts on that haven't changed now that we know Lee won't be back.