I don't see why 2023 would be a "bridge year."
We'll have a full rotation of Sale, Pivetta, Paxton, Whitlock, Winckowski with guys like Crawford, Mata, Ward, and Bello as depth. If Sale and Paxton are even 80% of their career norms, that's an excellent rotation.
The offensive core looks to be Devers, Duran, Verdugo, and Story, if Bogaerts is not retained, with Casas waiting in the wings. Those all seem like guys who belong in the top half of a lineup.
We'll have cleared a bunch of salary — JDM, Eovaldi, Kiké, Vazquez, Plawecki, Bradley, possibly Bogaerts, so something like $70-90m in AAV — and have a bunch of younger talent ready or close to it. We'll have a long shopping list with big question marks at SS, RF, C, and DH, but also a ton of resources in salary and prospects to address those holes. We should be able to add or extend two high-end players, give full-time roles to players like Casas, Duran, Wong, and Franchy, and still have plenty of money to fill out the roster and maintain flexibility.