I too like where the team sits this season vs. the last seven seasons considering we actually have  meaningful games being played this late. Unfortunately, instead of making a late charge they instead are in total collapse mode...Even if they just play in the one WC game, the team can feel good about itself instead of re-living what went wrong, coming from a commanding playoff berth to a 2nd half meltdown.

With that being said...The future does look excellent while we still have our core together and the rookie rotation continues to progress..We have one more year of both Blackmon and DJ and 2 more with Nolan before they are all eligible for free agency. They are our top 3 offensive players and all-stars.