Rome wasn't built in a day. It's that type of mindset that the previous FO used to buy up a bunch of brand name players and trade away our prospects to get over the hill "stars" to put butts in the seats, but no banners in the rafters.
I'm content that this team, built as it is, will be a contender for several years. Probably no series this season, but it's a baseline to improve on going forward. I guess I'm "not as good a fan as you are" because I think that way, but it is what it is. We have a solid team and a pretty good farm system going now and I look forward to the next few seasons, even as I enjoy their current level of success.
I know you won't pay attention to this post because I didn't use enough caps locked words to emphasize things, but I'm not much of a screamer in my dotage.