It seems like various threads floating around assume that the default situation at first base is a Phelps/Ishikawa platoon, but why isn't Nate Schierholtz in the mix?  He started as a third baseman before being moved to the corner, so it doesn't seem like a stretch that he could play at least average defense at first, he's a lefty hitter who is the same age as Ishikawa, and the Giants already have Winn, Rowand, and Lewis covering the outfield spots. 

ZIPS (where I got the idea, because they projected him as an average defensive first baseman, which is subjective, but its something) has him at .296/.329/.461, compared to Ishikawa's .242/.300/.431, and he's performed very  well at both Fresno and San Francisco.  Is there just an assumption that the Giants will make a trade that opens up an outfield spot for him?  Assumption that he will be traded?

1. The Blazers are going to make a trade for a veteran starter.  The Blazers also will have the cap space to sign a second rotation-caliber player, at the least.

2. The core rotation should not be larger than eight players, and there are locked-in starters in Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Greg Oden, and I think its clear that Rudy Fernandez is going to be a key rotation player in the future.

3. That leaves four spots remaining, two of which will be filled by acquisitions, and one of those will almost certainly be a small forward.  (Gerald Wallace is my favorite candidate) 

4. There is room, at most, for one backup small forward.  Which means that only one of Martell, Travis, and Nicolas is going to be around.

5. (The contentious one) Nicolas Batum is likely to be a more valuable player than Travis Outlaw going into the future.  I'm not going to go way into depth on this one, but just to throw out one stat, Batum, at 19, has a PER of 16.4, and Travis Outlaw, at 24, has a PER of 17.1.  (Martell last season had a PER of 12.0.  Small sample size, obviously, but I think subjectively Batum has a brighter future than Travis or Martell, and if we're going to maximize our assets, we can only keep one of them.