The scary part, this team is more than 1 year or 1 move away from being a contender. They took a few major steps back this year.
1. Starting pitching has maybe two #2 starters on their best days. After that it's a crap shoot. We will need to bolster the SP rotation with at least two reliable starters.
2. We saw what the minors have to offer. Not much there. Lee showed nothing for the most part, suspect in the field. Martin, did ok, no position for him. Festa, SWR, and Matthew's not MLB ready. SWR is what he is, Festa and Matthew's need to grow and learn from this past year.
3. Position players, for the most part, could upgrade at 6 of them. We know that won't happen with the right purse strings, and as mentioned, nothing in the minors ready to fill in of we are being realistic. Is Jenkins ready to be a savior? Prob not yet.
4. The bullpen? Complete disaster and unreliable. Have a few decent arms to build on. Sands, Duran and Jax are the only keepers.
5. With all this to fix, we are years away and may never get there if the owner, front office and manager stay the same.
I for one will wait to see what happens before I invest any more time and money into this franchise.