He's doing better than "holding his own" at that age and level - but like everyone else, I'd like to see more. If the "target year" is 2019, you've got Freeman, Inciarte, Albies, and more-than-likely Acuna as better than average MLB players. Dansby's likely to be average to a tick above. To be a legitimate contender, the pitching is going to have to improve immensely (from within as well as potentially bringing in a piece from outside) and we're going to need league-average and power contributions (at the very least) from 3B and LF - and we're a long way from getting that at this point.
Has there EVER been a statement and question a certain someone should absolutely never have made and asked publicly more than...
Kinda pathetic to see yourself as a message board knight in shining armor. How impotent does someone have to be in real life to resort to playing hero on a message board?