Which of the following factors should be classified as a strength for the team?

A number of free$-$agent outfielders are available to sign by the team this year. Many of them have better statistics than the current team members.

The team's starting pitchers are exceptionally strong and young and can potentially keep the current champions at the top of the league for years to come.

During the off$-$season, another team in the league signed players whose skills matched or exceeded those of the current champions.

Several of the team's players have had extraordinary seasons, but now some of them are not playing as well as they did when they were younger.