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Old 12-11-2018, 02:47 PM   #20
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Atkins has a real opportunity of packaging guys and changing the roster this year to truly make it more mobile. Now with Tulo gone he can deal Martin, Smoak and those would be three guys who are slow. So you bring in guys who will likely never be as good as any of those guys but at least the culture changes to development and keeping the pitchers on their toes, while the legitimate young guys on the team develop over time. That Tulowitzki contract must have been a tough pill for Rogers to swallow where Shapiro has to probably sell his all to justify it (tax break in earnings?). Anyway, I don’t expect much at all this year. In all likelihood a probable terrible terrible year. But if there’s a light at the end of the tunnel and it’s not a train, I’m fine with it. I’m still sceptical of Atkins as a talent evaluator or a trade return maximizer.
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