Well what have we got here, a ballclub maybe?  Just maybe.  Let's look at what we're going into the 2007 season with.

Starting Rotation:
Zito
Cain
Morris
Lowry
Sanchez/Correia/Hennessey/Lincecum

Bullpen:
Benitez
Chulk
Sanchez/Correia/Hennessey
Sanchez/Correia/Hennessey
Kline
Wilson
Misch/Sadler/Taschner/Worrell/Veteran Trade

Lineup:
Molina
Aurilia
Durham
Vizquel
Feliz
Bonds
Roberts
Winn

Bench:
Alfonzo
Frandsen
Klesko
Sweeney/Ellison/Lewis
Linden

The one chance I can see happening here is Sweeney being traded for a veteran bullpen arm.  Not only does that give us a fuller bullpen without having to put one of the youngsters in there, it clears up the 1B, LF, RF area it also gives us Ellison/Lewis as a CF replacement as well as Winn when Roberts faces a lefty.  Maybe there is a trade of Lowry or Sanchez but I really hope that they don't get traded.  Our pitching is our strongest point and our hitting needs a lot more help than just Lowry or Sanchez can bring back.  Now what about that hitting?

I used the Lineup Analysis tool to see how the Giants lineup will fare using their career stats, their 2006 stats, and their trended stats.  For the trended stats, I used a linear regression line for every season above 90 games.  A pitcher's spot of .210 OBP and .260 SLG was used in ever analysis, adjusted from a .198/.241 estimate of pitching for account of pinch hitters.

Career Stats: Lineup Analysis

Best          4.954 runs
Worst         4.292 runs
Average       4.623 runs
Season Total  749   runs

A difference of 3 runs (746 total runs in 2006 scored by the Giants).  That obviously will win us the World Series.  There are a few hopes for this though, as you can hope Durham can get a SLG closer to what 2006 was and you can hope Feliz might magically learn plate discipline.

2006 Stats: Lineup Analysis

Best          5.316 runs
Worst         4.572 runs
Average       4.944 runs
Season Total  801   runs

Now we're getting somewhere.  801 runs would have put us 6th in scoring in the NL.  And if I remember someon's stat from somewhere, where 10 runs = an extra win, that means that the Giants go 81-80.  Still not very respectable but getting somewhere.

Trended Stats: Lineup Analysis

Best          6.038 runs
Worst         5.156 runs
Average       5.597 runs
Season Total  907   runs

Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease let this happen.  906 runs would put the Giants above every NL team and only behind the Yankees in the MLB.  And with the rule above, a 91-70 record.  But of course this isn't going to happen.  Feliz with a .300 OBP?

But I did this to prove a point, I can see the Giants scoring as many, or more runs than they did last year.  Especially with a much stronger bench.  The change would be the pitching staff.  Losing Schmidt was a big loss but additions in the form of acquiring Zito, the improvement in Cain, and losing Wright may even that out.  The big kick in the rotation I think will be Morris.  Will he be able to improve his 2nd year with the Giants?  Make what you want, I'll be expecting this team to go to .500 and if they get lucky (or a big bat late in the season if Lincecum is ready and they can trade one of the other starters), go even farther than that.