I think that's both fair and dependent on one's own definition of brutal I think the general assumption was a 'Cubs-like' 4-5 year rebuild, as you note. Whether that expectation included 3-4 years of top 5 picks-level bad, I can't say for certain, but I think that was the assumption of the more typical fanbase and the local/national media (who admittedly are often wrong, especially where the Stearns-led Brewers have been). But in any case, they certainly were ahead of their expected window of competitiveness. Whether that's Stearns' success or having some pieces on-hand that Melvin and Stearns were both able to start the rebuild with or some combination of both is anyone's guess, I suppose.