New York Sports News

Minaya has not tweaked the starting lineup, believing that the offense scored enough runs last season. He knows what to expect from stars like Jose Reyes, David Wright and Carlos Beltran. Harder to predict is the production of players like Carlos Delgado, who will try to prove that his second-half renaissance was not an aberration; Ryan Church, whose once-promising season was spoiled by two concussions; and Fernando Tatis and Daniel Murphy, who are projected to platoon in left field. Despite efforts to unload him, the underperforming second baseman Luis Castillo returned. -- Ben Shpigel