The whole off season is totally dependent on the budget and the ability to get a free agent to come here which is why exercising Lind,s option is the most logical thing to do. He is cheap and already under contract.
Won't matter who they have at DH if you have 3 outs at the bottom of the lineup in Pillar, Goins/Valencia, and Gose. Between those 3 outs and a bad bull pen I doubt that is a 500 team.