TORONTO, CANADA - DECEMBER 4: President Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins pose for a photo after speaking to the media as Atkins is introduced as the new general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays during a press conference on December 4, 2015 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
It didn’t happen overnight, but Ross Atkins and Mark Shapiro have put the Blue Jays in an enviable position in a relatively short amount of time.
When Atkins took over as the GM before the 2016 season, the Jays were at the end of a successful run with an aging core.