Rangers Have the Worst Outfield in Baseball

The following is from Gil "Lebretard" of the FWST:
Matthews left for California, but Lofton has had a long, fruitful career as a lead-off man, with an on-base percentage of .372. He probably can't -- and shouldn't have to -- play 162 games. Washington has warm bodies to spell him.

But do the math. Matthews and Lee signed with their new teams for a combined $150 million. Yes, but Lee will be playing in the belt for THE NEXT SIX YEARS. And GMJ will be beating up on us for FIVE YEARS!

Lofton ($6 million), Wilkerson ($4.35 million), Catalanotto ($3.5 million), Cruz ($382,000) and Sosa ($500,000, plus incentives) will fill the Rangers' outfield needs for a combined $14.7 million. BUT NONE WILL BE HERE IN TWO YEARS AND WE'LL HAVE TO SPEND LEE AND GMJ MONEY!

That leaves money for (LIVERPPOOL?)-- dare we say it? -- pitching. Or for Mark Teixeira. Or for whatever.

Besides, if the Rangers are out of it come August, if the fragile lineup or pitching hopes come tumbling down, Lofton and Sosa could be candidates to be moved around the trading deadline

...Both will be free agents at the end of the year. If they're playing well, it means we're in contention and we'll keep them until the end of the year when they leave for bigger bucks. If they aren't and are expendable, who'll give us anything for aging outfielders who'll either retire or move on in the summer. My mmoney says none of these guys is starting in the outfield in 2008.

If Gil doesn't think the Rangers have the worst outfield in the league, who does?