Chris I totally agree, they are not a good offensive club, simple as that. Desmond is functional, Story is a poor hitter with some power occasionally, Parra is a better alternative for Desmond the 70 million dollar boondoggle and Tapia at the moment is hitting instead of Cargo(though his fielding is very suspect). All in all they have a solid defensive club (depending on the lineup)with an average to below average offense. I see better than average with Dahl, Parra, Blackmon,DJ, Reynolds, Nolan, Wolters and a promotion from minor league at short, with contributions from Desmond and Tapia, seasoning from the Rookie starters will change this teams outlook moving forward...As for this year great start then they woke up, I believe that Black is a definite improvement...they will win with him as skipper, they may even hold on for a wild card, if they can shake the cob webs from their heads.