On the next to last day of the regular season back in early October, Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo was asked if the pending (potential) sale of the franchise would impact the club’s offseason spending, building, etc., and he said it could, of course, have an impact.
“Well of course it could change if they sell the team, I think that would change things,” Rizzo acknowledged matter-of-fact-ly. “So I’m going to control what I can control.