I agree absolutely, which is why I've circled back around to Marwin Gonzalez so many times this winter. I think we can sort of split the overall offensive situation facing us into two halves: depth/stopgap for Polanco, and then the infield situation.
At first glance, Chisenhall could be just fine if he stays healthy, but it becomes a lot dicier if you think Polanco will be out longer than they are suggesting, not to mention if Polanco is totally out of sorts when he's back.
This compounds an even worse situation in the infield, where we have jettisoned expensive, underperforming veterans and replaced them with nothing, outside of perhaps Frazier. To be clear, I have converted to being a fervent believer in Frazier, but it's fair to question it at least a bit. But to me, the other spots in the infield are equally questionable: SS is the most flagrant, but you have the basic questions about Moran and Bell, and presumably a lot of reliance on Kang off the bench or playing a lot (so much so that we jettisoned a very useful David Freese, who lets not forget was one of the most important offensive cogs even if he didn't always play every day).
I also don't think they are going to try to do more. I do actually like the Cabrera deal, even though he's nothing special at this point, because he gives a nice failsafe if Chisenhall doesn't work out and/or if there are more injuries. But Gonzalez seems like he could be the ultimate sort of failsafe, given his flexibility, and although there's a chance he only wants to go to certain teams or something, it isn't going to break the bank to get him here.
I think the "optimistic" read on the situation is that Huntington thinks he can sort of replay the 2013-2015 sequence and maybe change some things this time, but that sounds pretty f***ing dumb to me. For starters, he really doesn't have the pieces to aggressively make trades, and while we could see what we have in some guys like Newman and so forth, and then spend next winter or after, we'll have higher arbitration payments to start "worrying" about, and I'm sure it will never happen. So the "pessimistic" read on the situation is that Huntington thinks he can sort of replay the 2013-2015 sequence and get luckier this time. Ultimately getting to the playoffs and getting a fighting chance within it rests heavily on luck, but at some point you make your own luck.