Trend is important.
The Nats were 7-3 in the 10 games leading up to July 1. 2019. The Nats are 7-3 in their last ten games. Maybe we will look back on the 5-9 low point on April 19 as the shorter-term equivalent of the 19-31 start in 2019.
Go back and take a look at the July 2, 2019 GDT to see how pessimistic some folks here still were, even after the 23-10 turnaround from 19-31 to 42-41:
https://www.wnff.net/index.php?topic=37718.0
