It's all assuming that all those free agents will remain unsigned. Lindor will probably be taken off the list and I'm sure many others will be too prior to then.
Don't pull a Raptors hoping something will be available in the future and plan your current moves around that. Just not a good way of managing.
And we're pretty much dealing with one other buyer in this market, there will be many more buyers next offseason. There will always be an excuse for us to not make the big move.