Enemy Lines

an opposing team's scout sizes up the Giants

"Righthander Russ Ortiz is their best starter. His fastball is like a cutter that goes 94 mph. It's nasty, and it eats up righthanders....

Jason Schmidt has 20-win stuff, which leads to the question, Why doesn't he win 20 games? He's got a power breaking ball and a 94-to-96-mph fastball with sink. But it seems like he's content to go 15-14....

Livan Hernandez 's velocity is down, so he relies more than ever on feel and location....

Robb Nen is still a nasty closer, but he struggled last year. A lot of the stuff he threw went right down the middle. He and Kevin Brown throw a 90-plus-mph slider, which is unhittable....

Benito Santiago 's bat was so tired by the end of last year, he was painful to watch. He used to have a great arm, but now it's only average, and it infuriates the team when he tries throwing from his knees....

I like J.T. Snow 's defense, but this is a team that needs pop from a corner infielder, and Snow doesn't supply it....

Jeff Kent has very little range at second, but, man, the guy can still hit. He sits back real well on curveballs, and it's hard to sneak heat past him....

Reggie Sanders can hit anywhere in the order. If he gets hurt, this team's in for tough times....

Don't pitch to Barry Bonds . When he was in that zone last year, it was just a sight to behold. Fastball, curveball, changeup, it didn't matter. He's not a great leftfielder anymore—you can run on his arm—but he's good enough....