Even if Your Js appear to be out of it by late-July, they have assets to barter, and can then actually start to do what they know has to be done:  rebuild.

This is the oldest team in MLB, and management has been putting off hitting the reset button b/c the team has been in the race.  So, some spit, some duct tape, a shot of grandpa's secret elixir and out they go.

But, look at all the injuries.  Nothing serious, except maybe for Happ, but all likely the result of these guys being on the wrong side of 30.  You get hurt running the bases, sliding.  Pulled muscles.  It's classic.

Rehab takes longer, your cold streaks are longer and deeper, the good runs fewer, far between, and not as not as good.

The day of reckoning is coming; this roster, much of it, past its best by date.  Not the worst thing in the world if Your Js ain't competitive mid-season, it gives management the excuse it needs to deal assets, bring in some almost-ready-for-prime-time players and have at it.