Am I foolish for thinking 2017 could be a legitimate shot at a winner too?
I know this core has a limited window but....
Happ
Estrada
Sanchez
Liriano
Stroman
Better bullpen than we started this year with
3B - Cost controlled MVP
SS - Expensive but top 5 SS
2B - League minimum very good player
1B - ? (hopefully Edwin)
LF - cheap and acceptable
CF - League minimum Gold Glove caliber CF
RF - ?
C- Expensive but top 5 catcher
If we could find a way to keep Edwin and sign a 2+ WAR RF to replace Bautista... And the progression/regression of the starting rotation averages out (Eg. Happ regresses but Stroman is better. Liriano as good as Dickey... etc)
I'm not down on the 2017 team
All that said, let's go for it in 2016 first and see what happens