Ross Atkins made his first trade of the offseason on the weekend, sending Aledmys Diaz to the Houston Astros in exchange for RHP Trent Thornton.
The move was somewhat expected, at least in that we knew that the Blue Jays would need to part with an least one middle infielder to address their logjam. That they were able to bring in a starting pitcher in exchange for one of their extra pieces is certainly a bonus.
I often find it fun to follow a “trade tree”, and in this case it’s been a successful one for the Blue Jays thus far.