Hmmm... Not really sure what I think of this roster. I think they will be about the same at the plate this year, maybe slightly better. It depends on Hicks and Morneau on whether or not there is a modest improvement or a step back in offensive production. I think the ups and downs of the rest of the team will balance out. Going into spring trainig I thought that the rotation was better than what we saw most of the season last year but now I'm not sure of that. I still have hope that Worely and Diamond will be solid, but Correia and Pelfry are very worriesome. I like what I saw from Hendriks for the most part. As for .500, I would be very surprised if they are near .500 early in the season. Diamond will be out for a bit and coming back without spring training, Plefry is still working his way back and there are a lot of young guys on the roster.