A few weeks ago, I began a discussion about what the Atlanta Braves can teach us about rebuilding ahead of schedule. The Braves, of course, won their division and forced their way to the National League Divisional Series, and while they did not win the series their season was still a surprising success ahead of schedule. If you didn’t read it but don’t want to read it by clicking this lovely link, here is the tl;dr:
- Being in a bad division can help open your window sooner, and being in a good division can make it much harder to get to the postseason.