New heads of shown why they never had any meaningful success in Cleveland. I agree with a lot of the regulars on the board about things, but AA was an easy top 10 GM. It is sad to see that these new guys lack the creativity to not let this go down the toilet. People here blew their wads because of the great depth they acquired, when the only good signings or trades made were basically the ones that were already in development before they got there.
I have no faith that Atkins is an above average GM. He seems like the type of guy AA would dance circles around in any negotiation. AA's history was positive on the whole and there is nothing from this new team to make me think they will be better. It's really a shame. In a perfect world AA and Shapiro could have co-existed, which would have the potential to be one of the top front offices in baseball.