Keep spinning for the team. Bungled is an understatement.
Your analogy would be accurate if the Nats were disputing whether they were $10M or $15M over, not when the small amount in dispute costs the team the chance to sign certain free agents due to lost draft picks. Rizzo made an incorrect statement about the CBT status, he's the President of Baseball Operations, is he competent to handle the salary cap or does he need help?
I agree with your sentiment that it was a screw up he should be held accountable for. I think you are over-stating the impact a bit though. The difference only matters if we sign a qualified free agent, and the difference is losing our 2nd and 5th best draft picks if over versus losing just our second if under. Basically it causes us to lose a 5th round pick if we sign a FA who has declined their qualifying offer, and some extra international signing money.
