There's no way that we get to 700, but the good news we don't have to. You're right, none of last year's playoff teams scored less than 700, but the Braves, who were eliminated on the last day, scored 641, and the Giants, who were 3-4 games out, scored a league-worst 570. I expect our staff will give up around 560-570 and be in the top 2-3 of the league. If we can be in the 630-640 range, we should be right where we need to be.
You saw my next post, right? I think there's a chance we sneak into the second wild card spot... maybe. But I don't think there's any way this team is in the running without that fortuitously-timed change.