I'm a big fan of Livo. I really like Bernadina and Morse. RZ is RZ. I don't share your baseball ennui entirely...there still are individuals on the team who stand out in some manner or another. Even if that manner involves sadomasochism.
I agree with this post. I like Livo, RZ, Morse, Espinosa, Ramos, Gorzelanny, Zimmermann... there are some more but these guys I enjoy watching and seeing them progress more than anything. It's heartwrenching though either way.