They're really not, though. Neither the rotation nor lineup is very good at all. I can understand getting MLB talent because we're not that far away but the more I see I just don't think they're there yet. I think they're probably in a much better position for 2019. This is why my season prediction in the season predictions thread before the season was so low. A bad rotation and punch-less lineup usually losses a lot of games. They got off to their hot start on the back of clutch hitting and an unsustainable good bullpen pitching a huge amount of innings (luck), and a surprisingly great defense (which has taken a huge hit with no Arcia, Villar, nor Pina). Don't forget the schedule chock full of whipping boys like the Padres, Royals, Marlins, Mets and Reds (when they were bad)