This is a pinch hit post from our own Mike D.
With the Winter Meetings now underway, I thought it might make sense to take stock of Ross Atkins’ transaction record since December 3, 2015, when he took the GM job vacated by Alex Anthopoulos.
Prior to Atkins taking the job, interim GM Tony LaCava signed J.A. Happ to a three year, $36 million contract in November 2015. It was a good deal – Happ put up WARs of 4.5, 3.3 and again 3.3 over his three seasons, with his last season split between Toronto and the Bronx after being dealt by Atkins at the deadline.