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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Also, Atkins has now built a strong starting staff and a pretty wicked bullpen with tons of depth and some intriguing bullpen arms now in the upper minors. And imagine how much better the rotation would be if Manoah hadn't ballooned up in the off season and actually met projections this season, that is on Manoah and not Atkins.
He's also built a strong defensive team and the team is very good at run prevention, just like he said he wanted.
The weakest part of team is the offense, but that's primarily with RISP. Sure, many thought the offense would take a hit after losing Teo and LGJ, but did we really think that Vladdy would be a crappy barely above average bat? Or that we'd be in late August and the Jays wouldn't have a single batter with 20 home runs yet? Or that Vlad, Springer, Kirk and Varsho would all #### the bed offensively the same season?
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Atkins’s has been masterful at UFA signings . Best in league without a doubt
Trading has not been good, maybe average , and we have one of the bottom farm systems
But we’re into year 4 of contending and if we miss the playoffs that will be zero playoff wins , a bad farm system and a top 10 payroll