I know 6 games is a tiny sample when looking at a full baseball season but I think it's safe to say the following: -Suppan is a major liability in the rotation (master of the obvious). Why Macha had him start the first game is beyond me. He is going to be the Glendon Rusch of this year's team...I predict he will be out of the rotation by late May with an 0-6 record and and ERA over 6. -The bullpen is below average without a healthy Hoffman. I'm ok with a bullpen of McClung, Stetter, Coffey, Villa and an effective Hoffman; Julio is a joke and I think a combo of Villa/Hoffman for the 8th/9th would be great. -The offense will be above average when it's all said and done. We've played 5 of 6 games against All-Star starting pitchers (and relievers if you count Marmol) and done alright, not great but it should only get easier from here on. -Rivera needs to play more. In his limited playing time, he's shown he can hit the ball so why not give him more chances especially when Kendall is ice cold. Overall, it feels like we are a good starter and a good reliever away from contending. In other words, right now we're a pretty average team (78-84 wins). Whether or not we can hold things together for most of the season and hope Melvin can make a decent deal or two in July remains to be seen.