It is consolation in case the Brewers do have a down year that we have so many potential trade assets. I would much rather continue to have good seasons and make the playoffs but the idea of a half season retool is kinda of tantalizing especially with the NL being so strong right now. Teams like the Dodgers and Phillies are at the height of their windows. A down year where the Brewers could kind of reset their window a bit wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. I'm no Pat Murphy so I find the path to the playoffs and WS through the NL to be a bit daunting at this point. I think you could argue that the NL has the top 5 teams in the MLB in the Dodgers, Dbacks, Phillies, Mets, Braves.