Feb 19, 2018; Dunedin, FL, USA;Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins looks on at Bobby Mattick Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
The Blue Jays made a gutsy call to be buyers ahead of this year’s trade deadline, and so far Ross Atkins and co. have to be feeling pretty good about the direction this team is headed in.
When the Jays headed home to the Rogers Centre for the first time in nearly two years they were just 51-48 and looked to be fading from the postseason race. However, they had a lot of ingredients for a contending team with a MVP candidate in Vladimir Guerrero Jr.