I still thoroughly believe if the Covid season never happens this roster gets built up differently. They squeaked into the Covid playoffs and it changed the timeline of everything. Our entire future was banked on Bichette and Vlad and putting veterans around them. So far that has yielded zero playoff victories and possibly missing the playoffs 2 of the last 3 years.
Would be excited to see them go young bringing up Martinez, Barger, Howritz to pair with Scheneider. Keep building with Varsho and anyone with 3+ years of control.
Trade Gausman, Bichette, and Berrios for absolute hauls. Move on from the rest of the veterans. Work on an exciting young core for the next few years and build a sustainable contender.
If Bichette walks for nothing in a couple years this franchise is in a lot of trouble. If this group doesn’t work out you gotta change in the off-season or go full blown nuclear with youth. Either way changes are coming.