\u0022What we see are ways to make our team better. We\u0027ve identified those.\u0022 \u002D Jays GM Ross Atkins on trade deadline
That belief has been put to the test by some of the uneven results from month to month in a campaign that by most measures has yet to match pre-season expectation. Atkins has steadfastly held to its conviction that the underlying offensive numbers will soon yield bigger results, however.
“What we see are ways to make our team better. We’ve identified those. We have expressed interested to other teams. We feel there are going to be opportunities to do so.”Article contentOverall, Atkins said the trade market doesn’t feel “robust” yet, with 20-plus teams at least considering the possibility of being in buy mode. That number should be culled over the next couple of weeks, leading to the possibility of a trade deadline frenzy.
“You could look at it statistically,” Atkins said. “We benefit from our schedule, albeit it’s not easy and never will be easy in the AL East and with a lot of AL East ahead of us. But we had a rough run at the start with a lot of games on the road.Article content To that end, the machinations of Alek Manoah and the returning Hyun-Jin Ryu could factor into Atkins’ shopping list.
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