Last year is done with.
The team has the highest payroll in baseball (and expensive tickets) and just doled out big bucks to Sale,XB and Eovaldi on top of lofty salaries to JD, Price,Porcello and a nice chunk to Betts.
Expectations are to win, not lose. We already had a few recent last place finishes, at least one of them may be said to have prepaid for 2018
Some of these guys are getting it done but Sale, Porcello and Betts have to be better. Not worried about Betts TBH but Sale and Porcello are concerns as is the bullpen , despite a good start.
And JBJ cold streaks are getting old. Consistency may be the most underrated and least measured attribute in baseball.