Atkins always says the things you’d like to hear (development, depth, work ethic, strong farm, etc) but eventually results need to follow. I’ve been a strong supporter so far, but next year will be interesting.
There will likely be pressure from ownership to not be one of the worst teams in baseball, and still a lot of questions marks up and down the 40 man. It would be nice to see them acquire some ML talent in exchange for eating a bad contract which could help expedite the rebuild. I don’t want to be hoping for a top 5 pick again in a years time.