...because it's so worthless.
Sometimes it's not a bad idea like when the Astros, who had a terrible team, and firesales a bad team to get a good team. To me, that's okay.
But, this year, the Washington Nationals did it, and it's gonna hurt them for a long time.
Last year, Detroit Tigers firesaled and they're at least 3 years away from the playoffs(just contending).
Short read:But there's one thing they won't soon have to upgrade — the turnstiles at Comerica Park. They didn't get much use this year.The Tigers saw a significant drop in attendance in 2018, down nearly a half-million fans from the 2017 season. The drop of 464,629 was the fourth-steepest decline in all of Major League Baseball.
The Tigers, who finished the season 64-98 — fifth-worst in baseball — averaged 23,212 fans for their 81 home games, in the bottom third of MLB teams. That included 80 gates, as there was one traditional doubleheader.
Their total attendance of 1,856,970 was their lowest since 2003; that was the year they lost an American League-record 119 games.
https://amp.detroitnews.com/amp/1513091002