That's the problem. The guys you want to trade got old fast, are not performing, and are expensive... The guys that you can move easily are young and cheap, and you want to try and build around. I understand that they're f***ed.
But what I don't want to see is adding multiple year contacts to try and make a run in 2018.
My hope is that they can dump expiring contracts, listen on Happ, Donaldson, Pillar... See if anyone will give you a good return if you eat salary (off-season might be better for Donaldson)... And sign some short term deals on players that might be looking to rebuild their value. I'd listen on Stroman as well... But they would need to knock my socks off.