I have to admit, with Carpernter an Wainwright as the 1-2 and Pujols/Holliday/Ludwick in middle, I thought they had a great chance to do some serious damage in the postseason. I also think they will be a lesser team at the start of 2010. Holliday and DeRo will leave, and Franklin won't repeat his 2009 performance. They'd likely still be a "lesser" team even if they did resign DeRosa, given that he was not all that good for them this year, he's old and he has wrist issues. DeRosa doesn't even need to enter the equation for discussions along these lines. Hopefully the Myth of Mark DeRosa will finally begin it's long-deserved death. I would rather the Cardinals shelled a bunch of years and dollars toward him first.