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Personally don't see a path to legit contention that doesn't involve a second legit TOR arm slotted beside Paxton. That doesn't mean there *isn't* one, but I certainly can't see any others.
Paxton + Darvish makes this team a force to be reckoned with in a short series. The offense, assuming no one implodes and people stay reasonably healthy, is good enough to carry them to the WC and pick up the odd playoff game in spite of a bad start. They could be legitimate contenders, if only just, by adding a TOR arm like Archer or Darvish.