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We need George Knox:

Yeah a lot of rational posters on here I think agree that Ross Atkins wasn't a bad GM and was actually solid. He made some great moves which I and many like you acknowledge. However there is a cult on this board that praises the floor Atkins walks on 24/7 which irks me. It feels like this team hasn't taken advantage of their window given and I saw those warning signs during the 2021 season. Even this offseason, the goal was to add some power to the lineup after a disastrous 2023, and they failed to do that. Also, can't blame everything on Atkins. Guerrero and Bo have been awful to start the season. Warning signs of Vladdy not being elite have been there since 2022, so I think it's time to move on after this season. I think Bo will figure it out at some point. Springer is an old broken down player now whose contract is immovable. I think this team needs fresh eyes to lead this team through the end of the Bo & Vlad era. Right now the farm system hasn't produced much to be excited about and this roster is an old, aging and expensive roster, including the pitching. I think the window is near a close. The team is likely still an 85 win team with strong pitching and defense, but any regression in those areas, the results likely will be worse.

Nice summary!

This. Also got to add Brownie to the list. Term likes to troll and is entertaining. Have no issue with him. He at least can be rational.

According to the great Laika who is always right, Morton is a washed up 40-year-old "geriatric."

I watched Spider Man (2002) the other night. Still holds up very well and definitely could argue because of Spider Man's success, we started to see a roll out of other comic book movies to follow.

Oakland Athletics (16-17) have a better record than the Blue Jays (15-18) on May 4th. Who would have thought that?

Acuna ties it up! Braves baseball is so much fun to watch.

Morton keeps getting better with age. Probably could pitch until he's 45. Has been a consistent and a durable arm. Morton with a 3.44 FIP and 0.5 WAR before tonight's start. Bassitt with a 5.06 FIP and 0.1 WAR so far this season.

You're trying way too hard man. Give it a break. I love how you always use the Braves in your ridiculous examples.

You can't be serious? It's the job of a front office during an offseason to fix or improve issues that plagued the team the year before to the best of their ability. Even if it's a slight improvement. After the struggles offensively in 2023, this front office had an entire offseason to improve the lineup and instead you're asking what was the FO supposed to do? Like you're giving them a free pass to stand pat and keep the status quo, which wasn't going to work and so far isn't working. Other than bringing in Justin Turner to replace Brandon Belt they didn't improve the lineup at all. Probably made it worse. The FO needs to be held accountable for fumbling the ball again if they don't address the lineup needs before the deadline.

Royals aren't a pushover like they were last season. They were my preseason pick to win the AL Central.

Mason Miller is this years Felix Bautista.

This is why Gausman gets paid the big bucks. End the skid. He's looking great out there so far! Hope the Jays could get to the Dodgers pen!

The Maple Leafs are only a regular season team. It's been like this each and every season. This core of Matthews, Marner, Nylander is never winning a Cup. Something is fundamentally wrong with this group. It's deja vu every Playoffs. One of the most overrated teams I've seen.

Well said CD.

Buddy, you're one of the most insufferable and arrogant posters on this board. You post on here like you own the joint and that your opinion is the only correct one. You insult other reputable posters, making them think that they're idiots and inferior to you. It's because of posters like you why some other people refrain from posting on this board frequently anymore. I've been on this message board since 2003 and while I have not seen eye-to-eye with every poster on certain baseball topics, I never recalled a poster who is as toxic and arrogant as you.

Let's go Bruins!

Let's hope the Jays make some bold moves at the deadline to fix this lineup. Can't waste another season of great pitching with a mediocre lineup.

The Jays are a borderline mid-to-high 80-win WC team which will have to heavily rely on their pitching again to sneak into one of the final WC spots.

Welcome back L54! Missed having a voice of reason on this board!

I'm saying the Jays teams in some of those JPR years weren't that much different from the teams Atkins has put on the field. Mid-to-high 80 win teams. Only difference is now we have an expanded Playoffs, so it's much easier making the Postseason now than it was in the 2000's. Maybe those Jays teams in the 2000's add at the deadline and sneak into one of the final WC spots. If Atkins is always praised on here for putting together mid-to-high 80 win teams, then JPR shouldn't receive the hate he gets is all I'm saying. Not arguing who was the better GM. Obviously I would still rank Atkins ahead of JPR when you factor in everything.

That 2006 team was fun. Lineup was stacked. Sucks they had no pitching outside of Halladay, Burnett and Lilly. Towers and Chacin both sucked and Burnett only made 21 starts. Defensively they were meh. Wonder if the Playoffs were expanded as they were today, maybe Jays make some moves to add at the deadline and sneak into one of the three WC spots. The 2008 team with Halladay and Burnett would have been dangerous in the Postseason. Sucks McGowan and Marcum both got injured. They needed some bats. Offensively that team was a joke. They were running out Shannon Stewart, Brad Wilkerson and Kevin Mench that season.

Not really. His drafting wasn't anything great, but he put together some good teams during his tenure, like the 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2008 teams. They were a mid-80 win team during those seasons and given how tough the AL East was with the Yankees and Red Sox dominating, and with only one wildcard team, JPR wasn't that bad. As well, if the Postseason was expanded like it is today, who knows what other moves the Jays under JPR make at the deadline or in the offseason. No different than what Atkins has done really during his tenure so far. Not saying JPR was better or amazing, but he wasn't that bad of a GM as made out to be.

This is very true.