Earlier this offseason Ross Atkins made it clear that he wanted to bring in another infielder to help shore up the depth chart for new manager Charlie Montoyo. This statement was made after the Blue Jays had already traded Aledmys Diaz to Houston, and released Troy Tulowitzki and the two years remaining on his contract.
Those moves were each made for valid reasons, with the former bringing back Trent Thornton in trade, and the latter cutting loose a veteran that was taking space on the 40 man roster, and wouldn’t be a part of the rebuild, or likely even the 25 man roster.