SWING & A MISS: Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins whiffs big-time, fails to land big bat at trade deadline Via longleysunsport
But with plenty of pieces in place and a wild-card spot well in hand , Atkins needed to make contact and drive in some runs.
By extension, that prompted the GM to offer up a hope and prayer strategy as to how his team will find a steady way to cash in runs at the rate it has been projected and promised to do for months now. Who knows, Atkins might be right. Maybe this team will take off with an August-September surge. And it’s not as if the Jays division rivals bulked up considerably at the deadline to make the awaiting task more difficult.
As for his failed pursuit of a meaningful bat, Atkins said the market wasn’t exactly stocked with bountiful options.
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