TORONTO, ON - APRIL 02: General manager Ross Atkins of the Toronto Blue Jays addresses the media after completing a trade earlier in the day that sent Kevin Pillar #11 to the San Francisco Giants during MLB game action against the Baltimore Orioles at Rogers Centre on April 2, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
The Blue Jays were seemingly interested in every free agent and player available in the trade market over the offseason, but some of the best moves are the ones that weren’t made.
It’s obviously way too early to call some of those situations, but for Blue Jays fans feeling a little frustrated that the team hasn’t been able to get much from George Springer, the big offseason acquisition, let me tell you about how things could be a lot worse right now.