Obviously for even the most optimistic fan its darn near impossible to offer any hope of making even a semi run this season. That being said a year of baseball is long and a lot can happen at least on an individual level - while its clear 2017+ is the goal of the team, there are still important developments to come. If already to many threads similar feel free to delete if redundant.
I think at this point our outfield is a wash but ideally my goal is the infield takes shape and we feel like we have the core we want moving forward.
--Freeman keep doing Freeman things
--Pereza hopefully gets the call at 2nd base and delivers when the time comes
--Simmons keep doing Simmons things, and hopefully improve offensively
--Peterson eventually our 3rd baseman?
--Bethancourt shows he can be an everyday catcher
I think at this point our outfield is a wash but ideally my goal is the infield takes shape and we feel like we have the core we want moving forward.
--Freeman keep doing Freeman things
--Pereza hopefully gets the call at 2nd base and delivers when the time comes
--Simmons keep doing Simmons things, and hopefully improve offensively
--Peterson eventually our 3rd baseman?
--Bethancourt shows he can be an everyday catcher