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Thursday Explanations: Rivera’s Draft Prowess Benefits with Each Win

Since we kicked this week—and this show—off with a discussion on why rooting for losses is silly, I figured we could mop it up on the back end of the week. We spent a little time on it on this week’s show:

First, there is a difference between finding the positive in a losing season and rooting for a losing season. We are all within our rights to find solace in a higher draft slot after a miserable sixteen-game campaign...but only after. If you wake up on Sunday morning and actively root for your favorite team to lose, that’s an entirely different beast.