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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
So many Jays fans complain about Atkins, they complain about that trade, they complain about Varsho, they complain about so many other things, but the biggest detriment to this team is having a $20 million replacement level 1B.
He was supposed to be the franchise player. He is the reason the Jays FO sacrificed some offense to bring in better D and pitching. He should be the biggest cog in the offense but instead he's fizzled out and is basically completely useless. All he does is hit 100+ mph ground balls at the infielders. Can't even play a high level 1B, and gets picked off on the base paths constantly and at key moments.
It also doesn't help that Bo is super streaky and only an average SS, or that Springer is on steep descent offensively if prime Vlad was a perennial 6 WAR superstar it would transform the offense. But he's not, and time is pretty much up.
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Yeah. I think Spencer Horowitz could put up similar numbers for $19MM less. Hopefully he gets things turned around because otherwise there are going to be some tough choices.