Who said that? Point was that the Rays were getting so much more from their investment in their roster than we were this year. With resources that don't come close to being comparable. Someone (or two) needs to be held accountable for that.
That’s one year. They really have no hope of competing for years in that division. The Phillies are a better example because they have overachieved and are competing this year with low payroll. That comes after 5 or 6 awful years for them. And their payroll will have to go up if they want to continue to compete
Let’s see what the Nats do in the offseason before giving up on them.
