Bob_Gratton

Atkins should help the Red Sox at the trade deadline, sending them Gausman and Vlad. Both will fit in their roster

Let`s say that if Vlad wasn`t signed after the WS, and tested free agency, he will have get more money than Tucker. Something between Soto and Tucker average salary, that Mets will have gladly give him.

Vlad annualy salary is around 35 millions. But Bo and Tucker are respectively 55 and 60, the value of 2 star players like Yordan Alvarez + Fernando Tatis Jr. So having Vlad salary on the payroll, doesn`t prevent Atkins add a player like Tatis Jr, Marte or Alvarez, but Bo and Tucker yes

Shouldn`t forgot Lindor, so Vlad is no the worst contract yet, but if he can`t bounce back in 2028, yes he will be the worst contract in the MLB

Santander too😁

Kyle Tucker and Bo Bichette too

You forgot Prince Fielder, Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton

They are spending badly. Gimenez, Straw, Springer, Garcia, Scherzer, Santander, Hoffman, are big waste of money. Can easily have a closer, a good left-hand reliever, a top 2 starting pitcher, and a star player for that money wasted.

Little need to be DFA after the game. He always give runs everytime he play. Hopefuly Springer starting to hit more often , so maybe a team can be interested get him.

It's no Atkins, because if this was Atkins, he won't have wait to last second to sign him. The front office seemed to have give up about Vlad and Bichette, but Rogers wanted to sell more tickets, especially after all the investment $$$ he made to improve the stadium. And it's no Gimenez or Hoffman who will have help sell more tickets😂So after plan A and B failed miserably( Ohtani, Soto ) Atkins didn't had the choice to save his job, to overpaid for Guerrero.

Yes you right, but I still hope he can fix himself in 2028. Will need a new coaching staff for sure, also he need to lose some weights again, and add more muscle ( He can ask Barger how to do ). He seem to play injured, it's no first time he have back pain, and it's probably due to his bad shape and the way he play in defense.

Yes, but to fix things will be easy, coz you have many bad contracts that end this year, and if Atkins do a good job at the trade deadline, he can bring a good starter like Peralta, a good reliever, and 1-2 very good bat.

Clase, Pinango was hitting like superstar when Jays call up them from Buffalo, but it's only ephemeral, coz soon or later they go back to normal. Only Valenzuela show some regularity in his play.

Honestly they should part away with Straw, Varsho, coz both will want a pay raise, and will never improve, so will be a mistake to sign them long term. Kwan don't have a good season, and Indian will at 99.99% ask for someone like Perry, King or Parker to be included in the trade, and for Kwan, this will be overpaid. Instead better try get Jackson Merrill, he's young, so to trade few of our best prospects for him, won't hurt as if we trade for someone like Buxton or Kwan. Atkins need think about 2028, so to make trade for thirty something guys, won't make sense.

Will be like Schneider at 2B instead of Clement/Gimenez or Jesus instead of Straw. Unfortunately we don't have a better CF than Varsho. So if we want a reliable CF that have good defensive and offensive skills, will need to make a trade. If Atkins sign Varsho, should be similar contract than Kirk. Anything close to Springer salary, will be a big no.