No one thought it was going to be easy, but when the Nationals kicked off their reboot with a sell-off of expiring contracts (and a year-plus of Trea Turner) at the trade deadline in 2021, did the front office in Washington imagine the 2022 campaign going like it has for the club, with the team in last place in the NL East, 44 games under .500 going into play in the series finale with the Baltimore Orioles (who started the night 74-67 and were trying hard to stay in the Wild Card hunt) last night?