Toronto Blue Jays' general manager Ross Atkins expressed accountability for the team's current position, emphasizing the need for offensive improvement to score more runs. Despite recent struggles, Atkins remains optimistic about the team's potential and urges fans to have faith in the players' past successes and the belief that a turnaround is possible.
Not sure these comments will go over well 😬😬 Atkins continues to preach patience to #BlueJays fans: "Things can get turned around" https://t.co/jfU5sFrvTM
“We’ve obviously put ourselves into a tough spot over the last 7 days. 10 days ago, we were feeling like there was positive momentum and that has gone away.” - Ross Atkins “we've put ourselves into a tough spot, we really need to add a day at a time and one pitch at a time”
Asked what will factor into the decision to buy at deadline? “we've put ourselves into a tough spot, we really need to add a day at a time and one pitch at a time, get things turned around to be in a position to buy.” - Ross Atkins
Ross Atkins just met the media and said that he’s accountable for the position #Bluejays find themselves in right now. Said all the energy is focused on improving the current team and making a run. They have not thought at all about selling.
Asked Ross Atkins why fans should still have faith: “the biggest thing is the success they've had in the past, many of them together… from all the way from the minor leagues and over the last four years. The other reason is the belief that things can get turned around.”
Ross Atkins kept coming back to the #BlueJays’ offence. “I just expected us to score more runs. I think everyone in the building did and we need to find out why that didn’t happen.” He later added: “We believe in these hitters. We believe in these players.”
"My concern is you're seeing marginal offensive gains and, in return, you're really sacrificing run prevention." @SNJeffBlair & Kevin Barker on the #BlueJays' recent offensively-oriented lineups. #TOTHECORE LIVE ⤵️ 📺 https://t.co/SqK7M99Bz7 📻 https://t.co/tEtiRUX67X https://t.co/wdIrmZDj8e