I think there is reason to be excited by the pitching. If Crochet can hold up and Nastrini & Cannon can hold their own, you could quickly have 60% of a rotation ready to go. Throw in Thorpe and one of Eder / Iriarte or a veteran free agent and the rotation could turn around pretty quickly.
The offense is a challenge though and even with Montgomery, Ramos, Quero, and maybe Baldwin hitting the scene by next year, we still have a ton holes to fill. Jerry will have to spend to improve the lineup quickly, but the good news is we’re talking about the OF corners, 1B, & DH. The problem it’s a really bad free agent class for positional guys, so the margin for error will be incredibly thin.