The Washington Nationals are characterized as both bad and unserious. A rebuilding team can still be serious if its actions are logical and focused on improvement. The Nationals' recent decision to start rookie Shinnosuke Ogasawara, after Trevor Williams' injury, demonstrates a lack of serious management. Ogasawara struggled significantly against the Boston Red Sox, highlighting deeper issues within the team. Comparisons to other teams illustrate that being bad but serious can coexist with logical player management, while bad and unserious, as exemplified by the Nationals, signifies poor choices and ineffective roster management.
These traits tend to go together, but sometimes do not. A rebuilding team can be a serious one, so long as its actions follow a path of logic.
Bad but serious is having good players who are torn up and full of holes, and having some exciting young players to shuffle around into the openings.
Good and serious is easy to spot. The Los Angeles Dodgers are good and serious; the Philadelphia Phillies are good and serious.
Bad and unserious is running Trevor Williams out there every fifth game, having no one better to claim his spot in the rotation.
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