“Rebuild” has become a feared word among fans of Major League Baseball in recent seasons. They see the likes of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltimore Orioles and dread the same fate where the goalposts for the end of their rebuilds keep moving further away.
So when the Washington Nationals decided to trade away some of their star players at the trade deadline, there was some unease among fans about whether this would end the same.
The truth is, around four months from the trade deadline, we don’t know yet.
Sure, the early signs have been promising.