Opening Day only 6 months away;BAY AREA BASEBALL OFFSEASON GUIDE;Giants: S.F. should try to sign

Looking ahead to the Giants' offseason and how they canresume supremacy in the NL West: -- The major free-agent targets - Albert Pujols, Prince Fielderand Jose Reyes - are out of reach. Take an early run at CarlosBeltran, assuring him the lineup will strengthen, and if he has hisdoubts, forget it; he won't be worth signing. See if Jimmy Rollinsreally wants to leave Philadelphia he'd be perfect as the leadoffhitter and shortstop. And go strong on the Twins' Michael Cuddyer,a proven leader and solid hitter who can play almost anywhere. -- It's inevitable that the bullpen won't return intact, butkeeping Javier Lopez off the free-agent market is a must. You justcan't replace a reliable left-handed reliever who throws sidearm,makes every hitter uncomfortable and love