It’s clear Montoyo was never brought in to win us a championship, he’s here for player development and we’re technically still rebuilding. Expanded playoffs gives us a chance to be competitive but doesn’t change the fact we’re thinking a year or two ahead of schedule like the Braves when they made the playoffs.
Our core only has one season under their belt. Wait until we make one or two more real free agent splashes (e.g. Trevor Bauer), our kids gain another year of experience, and Groshans, Martin, Kirk, Simeon, Manoah arrives from the farm system. At that time we’re closer to being a real 90 win team.