Rebuilds are hard. We hear plenty about the success stories, of how teams went from worst to first and achieved postseason glory. The 2006 Detroit Tigers are still a gold standard on that front, going from an American League record 119 losses to the World Series in just three years. Recent examples like the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros, teams that have stripped their roster to the studs before building a champion, are the new blueprint for other MLB clubs looking to return to the promised land.
Everyone forgets about the failures, though.