“FRODO: 'It's a pity Atkins didn't DFA IKF when he had the chance.'
GANDALF: 'Pity? It's a pity that stayed Atkins hand. Many that make the roster deserve to be dfa'd. Some that get dfa'd deserve a roster spot. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out DFA in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that IKF has some part to play in it, for good or evil, before this is over. The pity of Ross Atkins may rule the fate of many.'
Frodo: 'I wish John Schneider didn't keep using Little in high leverage. I wish none of this had happened.'
Gandalf: 'So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides that of John Schneiders bullpen management. IKF was meant to return to the Blue Jays, in which case you were also meant to cheer for him to succeed. And that is an encouraging thought.”