The Atlanta Braves are clearly basing their rebuild on the premise that overwhelming pitching can dominate games. This is not the only rule in their guidebook, but when in doubt, “pitching” has been the answer to the difficult questions.
There’s a national baseball commentator on XM Radio who has put forth the premise that the Cubs and Phillies have done (or are doing) their rebuilds ‘the right way’ by concentrating on position players.
By extension and implication, you could assume he feels the same about the Astros and Padres. His theory is that you ‘can always find pitching’, and thus the bigger challenge is to get enough quality position players.