TORONTO, CANADA - DECEMBER 4: President Mark Shapiro looks on as Ross Atkins speaks to the media as Atkins is introduced as the new general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays during a press conference on December 4, 2015 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
It’s assumed that the Blue Jays will add a back-end arm to their bullpen mix, but they passed on the chance to acquire Brad Hand. Why would they do that?
I fully expected that some or even most MLB teams would be operating with a tighter budget for the 2021 campaign, but so far the off-season is off to an ice-cold start for the players, and free agency hasn’t even begun yet.