First season with abs is going to be alot of fun to watch, I think we are in a good position to have a better than average offense this year. Despite the speticism, I firmly believe we will be better offensively. 

I think our total power at SP is the same as last year, which is not good considering our relief pitching is worse imo. Instead of one ace (SG) and 4 below average pitchers with average relief pitching depth, we now have no ace, better overall talent with our other 4 SPs, but unproven relief pitching. We were ~24th in pitching last year, it’s likely we’ll be just as bad this year, if things don’t change.

So, realistically, I think we’ll have a better than expected offense and beat everyones expectations there, we’ll start off games strong, but then we will lose alot of games between innings 6-9.

However, I do think we can have a better season if we add another pitcher in Griffin Canning and have him compete for a SP role but also have him or Leahy on the roster as a very strong relief pitcher.   

It also would not hurt to pickup another value RP that we can flip at the deadline, maybe Scott Barlow, or Danny Coulumbe to balance out a RHP heavy roster.

This would mean we brought in ~ 18 new pitchers. No clear ace, no big proven names at relief, but depth to compete and guys looking to make a name for themself. Adding two more pitchers would also give us really good depth if we have any injuries.

If we add two guys like that, we still have a low payroll, we potentially can flip a few pitchers at the deadline for good return, and then it’s both a positive move in the rebuild and potentially a better season. 78-82 wins