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From the Zs perspective that depends on how some young talent pans out in the 2nd half, what I can trade for in the deadline and the offseason, the amount freedom the ownership gives me, how much payroll they are giving me, etc.
We know that Howard doesn't care much about winning. Hes been caught saying that he could be profitable with winning, he would do that. You can't change the guy. You can only drive him out. I've gone mad over this enough times, but the fact of the matter is that the fans don't demand winning in Seattle like in other cities. In NY or Boston, Howie would be long gone.
Since were stuck with him, the job is to win with the artificially lowered resources that ownership hands you.  Z hasn't shown much ability to identify cheap talent at the MLB level that could be undervalued and is generally not good in evaluating established talent. On the other hand, he is pretty darn good at drafting and developing young talent. He is also pretty good at maximizing value in trades.
So you wait to see what happens with the young talent in the 2nd half, and wait to see what Z can pull off in trades over the next 8 months.