I predicted that this team will finish in the 3rd place this year and probably could catch the 2nd WC at very best. Well, we are in that spot today.
Good news are that the 2nd place will be a dog fight and It's open. Bad news are that TB, TOR and even BAL will fight for that spot too.
IMO We can make it with what we have but we need the big guys perform as expected and our rotation stay healthy. Sure, if you bring an ace SP the scenario changes dramatically and this team could be a serious contender, nothing new here, I've been saying this since the offseason. I do not see this happen though.
We need Adrian wake up, right away, right off, immediately. Somebody slap him.
We need CC and Ells come back and perform as expected.
Hopefully WM is ok, otherwise that spot will be an issue.
We need our rotation healthy. DFA D-K.