That gives the core players a chance to show that 2016 was an aberration and not a true measure of their abilities.
"We had plenty of opportunities to make changes," Hazen said as the Winter Meetings wrapped up. "But ultimately we didn't feel like any of those were the right thing to do for us. Some of those situations, maybe in the future, but right now nothing really made sense on the larger trade front. I think when you have this level of talent, you start to focus on what you can do to bring that talent out, and we'll see if we're successful.