While many Blue Jays fans are temporarily distracted by the excitement of the NBA finals, the Blue Jays took advantage of the situation and extended GM Ross Atkins’ contract while we weren’t really paying attention.
Okay, that’s not what happened at all.
Atkins did get an extension, at least that’s what it sounds like according to Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith, and his new contract will keep him in Toronto beyond the 2019 season, when his current deal was set to expire.
Some Blue Jays fans may be dismayed by the fact that Atkins got an extension right now, but there are a whole pile of variables to consider, and when you put it all together you’ll (hopefully) realize that it was going to happen all along, regardless of how well this year’s version of the team performed.