Will Alek Manoah return to being a key piece of the rotation or a spring training distraction?
On so many levels, it will be an off-season of reparation for the Blue Jays — one that got off to a bumpy start with an ill-timed, poorly handled long-weekend press conference from general manager Ross Atkins.
While trying to paint a rosy picture that all will be fine with Manoah next season — just wait and see! — Atkins acknowledged that there were tense times with the big right hander, who was demoted twice during the season.In both instances — first to the Florida Complex League and later to the triple-A Buffalo Bisons — Manoah delayed reporting.
Not only were Manoah’s struggles a blow to his own development and a crashing of expectations associated with it, they exposed the Jays’ lack of starting depth. After being reduced to a four-man rotation for a month, Manoah was brought back from his stint at the Dunedin facility and, after one solid start, struggled anew.“I wouldn’t say that we nailed that,” Atkins acknowledged about recalling Manoah in early July. “But we believed in him.
“It was his decision,” Atkins said. “We supported him. He made the decision on his own to move in that direction There were no structural issues.”
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