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Originally Posted by bluejays
The whole thing is shocking. It’s all an out positioning so Shapiro must’ve had an amazingly compelling vision. But at its core Atkins has failed at so much, with an appropriate sample. It just made sense to dump him. I’m not angry at this decision but never has an executive had this much leeway. From a consistency perspective this doesn’t sit right. Why does Atkins get so much rope?
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Because there is no one that Shapiro has found that he can control the way he does Atkins to carry out his vision. Rogers offered AA a bunch of money to stay but AA didn't want to work for a new regime/Shapiro.
Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill fleeced him on a trade and he's never forgotten it.
Mattingly changing roles is interesting, IMO better set up for taking the managerial role.
No matter who's fault it is at that point (bad offseason, injuries etc), if the Jays aren't a decent number of games above .500 by the end of May, Schneider is gone. I'm also not 100% convinced he starts the season if some top manager comes available to Shapiro's liking in the next month or two, no matter what hot air was spewed today.