It would make a lot of sense for Jays to punt Schenider on this trip.
Most of the Toronto media are now planning the Leafs parade up 2-0 in the second round, Jays this week have games start at a very inconvenient time for Eastern creep and bums.
Look, it's not the manager's fault. It wasn't his fault when bats started going cold 2 months before the playoffs 2.5 years ago. It was his fault for pulling Berriois in those playoffs by not standing up against analytics. It hasn't been his fault for the dabbling around the edges of free agency the last 2 offseasons giving the team an unbalanced roster.
But results are the name of the game in MLB and for a top 6 payroll in the league these last years, the results haven't been even close to acceptable. Yes it's Atkins and Shapiro's fault for the approach, but in season those moves aren't officially made, it's the manager who has the day to day control and gets the axe.
The only hesitation Atkins and Shapiro have and have had is because they punt the manager, the spotlight gets directed at them next.
But, to save the season and get some consistently, the Jays need to be stable by early June, and certainly not behind...losing 11 of 15 isn't going to play much longer. His voice has to be losing impact in the room, and sometimes a shakeup from a reset gets things back in focus and on the right track.
To minimize press and PR impact, moving on from the manager as Toronto sports is consumed dreaming about the Leafs with the Jays 3500 miles away in LA or Seattle makes some sense.
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