Now that the calendar has flipped to 2019, it won’t be long before we’ll have more to talk about than free agency, the trade market, and the future. For now though, that’s still the focus for anyone who is paying attention to baseball circles, and I’m sure it’s what has been occupying nearly all of Ross Atkins’ time lately, the GM in Toronto.
They have quietly taken care of a few items of the offseason checklist, such as adding a couple starting pitchers in Matt Shoemaker and Clayton Richard, as well as utility infielder Eric Sogard.