We obviously needed to keep Ces, mind. But at the end of the day the team has not improved at all from the 2016 squad that barely scraped its way into a wild card spot. It's the exact same roster sans Bartolo Colon and some relievers.
Team still needs bullpen help but it sounds like they have no more payroll flexibility until they get Jay Bruce of the roster. And there's no interest in Bruce at all because he's not a very good baseball player.
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