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Offseason Questions For The NL Central

With the offseason and our team-by-team reviews in the books, we're asking questions of each club.  Let's try the NL Central.

• Limited by the Milton Bradley situation this offseason, did the Cubs add enough pitching in Carlos Silva and John Grabow?
• Will Reds free agent signings Orlando Cabrera and Ramon Hernandez be upgrades over Paul Janish and Ryan Hanigan?  Did the short-term gain of freeing up 2010 payroll justify adding two years to Scott Rolen's contract?
• Will Brandon Lyon and Matt Lindstrom effectively replace LaTroy Hawkins and Jose Valverde at the back end of the Astros' bullpen?  Will free agent additions Brett Myers and Pedro Feliz lead the way in a stellar run prevention season, offsetting an apparently weak offense?
• Despite bad pitching contracts on the books, Brewers GM Doug Melvin committed $50MM to four hurlers.  Will the Brewers at least cobble together an above-average staff for 2010?
• Should the Pirates have gotten something in return for Matt Capps or held on to him until his value improved?  At the price of $4.85MM and Jesse Chavez, did they overpay for a year of Akinori Iwamura?
• Could the Cardinals have re-signed Matt Holliday for significantly less?  Will Brad Penny blossom under Dave Duncan and justify a hefty $7.5MM guarantee?

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