[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by bluejays

Looks like AA is now a Brave until at least 2031.

Jays Journal misses him:

https://jaysjournal.com/posts/former...on-with-braves

Ross Atkins is now starting his 9th year as Toronto GM, and the team has no AL East titles under his leadership. They haven’t won a playoff game since 2016, with a team that was mostly inherited from his predecessors. And the 2023 team was one of MLB’s oldest, with a bottom third farm system. Current stars Bichette and Guerrero can test free agency after 2025, as can Jordan Romano. Danny Jansen will be a free agent after the upcoming season unless a contract extension is signed.

So while we wish Alex Anthopoulos well and congratulate him on his big extension, Blue Jays fans are also left wondering, “What could have been?” In 2015, the Blue Jays luxury tax payroll was $141M, which ranked 16th in baseball. What could he have done with a top-five luxury tax payroll of $258M, like Atkins had in 2023?