It’s a simple question to answer: If you are not contending, why are you not rebuilding?
That is what Houston Astros general manager, Jeff Luhnow, quickly realized when he took over and had to take his lumps from his fan-base. After an initial three-year run where they piled up 310 losses, it resulted in an organic turnaround of epic proportions.
Bottoming out isn’t a fun process, but it often leads to your ultimate goal. However, many of these scenarios have failed due to a specific front office’s lack of ingenuity that had them slumping back into mediocrity soon thereafter.