Though there appears to be some internal conflict between the Blue Jays front office and starting pitcher Marcus Stroman, the team’s President and CEO, the always well-spoken Mark Shapiro, doesn’t appear to be bothered by it.
In a conversation with The Athletic’s John Lott (and other reporters), Shapiro said that Stroman is “the kind of player we want in our clubhouse”, mainly because “he’s highly competitive, highly athletic, and has been a big part of what we’ve accomplished here over the last 4-5 years”.
Shapiro went on to say that he wants “players to feel free to say what they believe and what they think”, adding that “the player can say anything they want”.