I don't think it's safe to assume our young pitching will get better next year, there's no reason to suggest Lincecum or Cain are suddenly going to get better, Lowry is probably due for a downturn & Correia or Sanchez are unproven.

The defence will obviously be worse, with Feliz & Vizquel gone. But neither of those are the issue, the issue is the offense.

A-Rod will replace Bonds production & more, but will still suffer from being pitched around every time.

Lowell will be an improvement on Feliz offensively, but isn't going to produce much worse numbers than this year, due to him coming down from a career year & moving to a less friendly ballpark.

It's unlikely that Ortmeier will match Klesko's production, you're assuming alot about his continued performance.

You're also assuming that Schierholtz will perform at the same level, which is quite a big assumption.

Looking at the side offensively you have:

Right side of infield: Ortmeier & Frandsen/Durham
Left side of infield: A-Rod & Lowell
Outfield: Schierholtz, Roberts & Winn

Does that look like a great side to you? The left side of the infield is obviously strong, but the outfield & the right side of the infield are both below average, even assuming that Shierholtz & Ortmeier can perform to a high standard!