Now that Fredi Gonzalez is free to move on with his life, Erick Aybar has had that chicken bone dislodged from his throat and the Atlanta Braves have rediscovered the joys of an occasional home run trot, the organization has reason to believe that rock bottom is in the past and things are destined to get better.
Feel free to question Gonzalez's culpability for the team's 9-28 start or some of the front office's decisions in assembling the 2016 roster. The overall strategy of going young rather than muddling along with 75 to 78 wins is sound, in the same way it was sound for the Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates and other teams that endured some hard times in order to enjoy long-term sustainability.