There’s been an albatross over Ross Atkins time with the Blue Jays due to the mess that he walked into in Toronto in 2016, with many lengthy veteran contracts on the books, and a farm system depleted from the previous regimes love of trades. That 2016 Blue Jays roster was the oldest one in baseball, and it has been a monumental task for Ross Atkins to flip over that roster for a more youthful one.
However, on the brink of the 2019 regular season, and with no more Alex Anthopoulos era contracts on the books, Ross Atkins should finally be held accountable for what transpires this season and going forward.