Sonny Gray and the St. Louis Cardinals host the Washington Nationals, under new management, on Tuesday at Busch Stadium.

The Washington Nationals were a team that everyone was keeping an eye on last winter as they looked to be on the cusp of taking that next step in their rebuild.

In addition to being deeply bad, the Washington Nationals are also profoundly unserious. These traits tend to go together, but sometimes do not. A rebuilding team can be a serious one, so long as its ...