If you don't think they get any of those 3, what do you see happening? After last year, then all the bluster from Kennedy and Werner ("full throttle"), and Breslow talking about trading prospects, and the space they have under the tax, it seems unfathomable that we are looking at say, Michael Wacha and James Paxton. You might see some empty seats on opening day if that's how things go.
I could easily see them signing Imanaga (18 AAV), Giolito (15 AAV), Teoscar Hernandez (15 AAV), and one of the big relievers like Jordan Hicks or Robert Stephenson (10 AAV) and then trading a couple of prospects in the 10-20 range for Brandon Drury.
Duran CF, Casas 1B, Story SS, Devers 3B, Hernandez RF, Yoshida DH, O'Neill LF, Drury 2B, Wong C. Bench is McGuire, Abreu, Reyes, Refsnyder.
Sale, Bello, Imanaga, Giolito, Crawford. Jansen, Martin, Hicks, Schreiber, Houck, Whitlock, Pivetta, Bernardino. Lots of depth at AAA: Winckowski (who could stay stretched out as an SP6), Campbell, Criswell, Kelly, etc.
That wouldn't be a championship favorite in 2024, but it would be a playoff contender with plenty of pitching depth, a potentially killer bullpen, a balanced lineup with improved defense, and lots of dry prospect powder: If you get to July and it feels like you're a top-flight starter away from competing for a World Series, you'll be able to make that trade.