Following last season’s disappointing 73-89 record, it’s not difficult to see why the fan base frustration level is starting to hit a high and its always easy to blame Blue Jays President Mark Shapiro and General Manager Ross Atkins. But let’s take a closer look at some of the “Disappointments” that stemmed from last season and what Shapiro and Atkins have done this offseason to correct the good ship Blue Jays.
Troy Tulowitzki Injury and release
When former General Manager Alex Anthopoulos made the trade on July 28th, 2015 sending Jesus Tinoco, Miguel Castro, Jeff Hoffman and Jose Reyes for Troy Tulowitzki and LaTroy Hawkins, it was easy to start to believe that we received the huge upgrade the team needed.