President Mark Shapiro and general manager Ross Atkins faced the music as Toronto Blue Jays management held their end-of-season availability after a disappointing campaign. Scott Mitchell looks at a crucial off-season ahead for both men.
TORONTO — A touch of accountability and a whole lot of internal confusion.regime to explain what went wrong as another season wraps up in disappointing fashion.
Facing a critical off-season for the long-term health of the franchise in so many ways, Jays brass seems to be in soul-searching mode as they evaluate the philosophies they’ve put in place over the past decade.Why can’t the organization develop pitching and keep their arms healthy at the minor-league level? There’s no obvious answer to that, with both drafting and developing, or lack thereof, playing roles.
Shapiro gave a pretty open answer to the second part of that question, too, saying he expects the payroll to be in the same range it was this year, even if they don’t finish up the budgetary process with ownership until late October as free agency approaches. It would seem that the Jays would have to beat the contract terms that Vladdy’s camp deems to be market value in order for him to re-sign at this late stage, and there has never been an indication that they’ve been close.
The issue? Well, it’s that putrid .225/.277/.322 slash line and career-worst numbers that has Bichette’s value sitting at an all-time low.
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