So . . . next year?

I'm so excited about this championship I'm already looking forward to next year's!

So, obviously we lose Coleman, Helenihi, Cain, Byrd, Haydel, Pontiff and McGhee to graduation. And I assume we'll lose Mitchell and LaMahieu to the Majors. And though I'm pretty sure I've heard of 5th round picks coming back to play college ball, I have no idea how likely it is that Schimpf will actually be back. Ditto for Dean and Ochinko, though I assume they are more likely to be back as 10th and 11th rounders.

But even if they all go, we're still left with a pretty damn strong core:

Pitching: Ranaudo and Ross as starters; Ott as a shutdown closer; Jones, Bradshaw and Bertuccini for relief. Or Ott, Bradshaw or Bertuccini could step up as the 3rd starter (I left out Jones because I don't see him missing Spring Football and I don't see a weekend starter taking 5 weeks off in the middle of the season; but you never know).

Infield: Nola and Hanover nailing down the left side, and Gibbs behind the plate. A little light on hitting power this year, but not too bad for a couple of freshmen and a sophomore.

Outfield: Landry and Mahtook. Spectacular defense, solid bats, good power, tons of big game experience. Absolutely the makings of a tremendous outfield.

So one more solid outfielder, a couple of infielders for the right side, and a 3rd weekend starter (or another reliever/closer if one of them steps up as the 3rd starter); that's not a whole lot to put together with top notch talent, and as I hear it that's exactly what we've been pulling in.

So, what say you? What are the chances we've got another winner on our hands next year?