Will the last-place Blue Jays FIRE Ross Atkins? | Ben Nicholson-Smith

Blue Jays insider Ben Nicholson-Smith weighs in on the team's offensive struggles, whether GM Ross Atkins' job is in jeopardy, and the latest with Alek Manoah.
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[@karlpark8575]

Get rid of both Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins. The management is negligent on their duties. It was very clear that the Jays' biggest weakness was offense last year. They didn't address it.

[@stephen9302]

Absolutely 💯 %. After the Ohtani fiasco- he did NOTHING 😔😔😔😔

[@b-rad3681]

Ross atkins definitely needs to be fired , it’s not even a debate . He has failed at his job

[@Conada1002]

Shapiro and Atkins destroyed this era of BlueJays baseball. There’s no reason at all that they should be employed. They’ve regressed year over year

[@Mr4one6]

Deeeeestroooooyyeddd

[@gumball3D]

Anthopolous got a raw deal. Built the first playoff team in two decades and his reward is someone gets hired to essentially undermine his power.

[@robabta2037]

atkins shouldn't be allowed to dismantle the team!

[@seamsWILD]

Varsho is incredible out there. what a rise on D

[@stephen9302]

His bat was on fire 🔥 a few weeks ago. And now he's back to the same "No-sho" again! Love his D though

[@lucasoneil2766]

finally some varsho love

[@Dulcimerist]

Surprised Guillermo Martinez still has a job. They should hire Jesse Barfield as the new hitting coach. Barfield is who worked with Vlad and Teo in 2021.

[@Ejb905]

Very few people bring this up but Vladdy has only hit at an elite level in 2021 when they played in Dunedin and Buffalo. Otherwise he's ordinary

[@peterpower8322]

Barfield is a great option but in true blue jay fashion that would be too essy

[@hangemhi001]

Atkins has to go this team has regressed

[@kevinsavage5183]

Blue Jays fan here, SELL SELL SELL and please ffs' get rid of Ross Atkins

[@nickhughes8179]

Fire both Shapiro and Atkins out of a cannon right back to Cleveland. Don Mattingly too, you’re in a home run park and you want ground balls?? Game has passed him by.

[@daltonclarke7600]

My question, as a die hard fan, is sell what?? Bassit makes #1 money and is a 3/4 on most teams. Gausman/Berrios are your most valuable pieces but they won’t want to punt on them. Vlad/Bichette won’t pull the haul they would’ve a year ago. At best you could sell every starter for a bunch of long shot prospects, which is a product of how bad the regression has been. We literally couldn’t trade our best players for top prospects and that says something

[@Its_Steeeve]

As an A’s fan. I feel your pain.

[@ScottyBraun-FoulTerritory]

we'll look back and be like damn they had some talent

[@user-yc1rt6tk1b]

I think everything began to turn bad after the 2 awful trades after the 2022 season. Wth were they thinking? Seriously! I get the fact that Teo and Lourdes weren't good defenders,but how could they knowingly trade 2 big bats that basically protected Vladdy and Bo in the lineup? The Teo trade is especially looking horrible when u look at Swansons era above 12!.. while Teo has 11 hrs and 37 rbis already! Good grief! I get the fact that Semien wasn't gonna resign..but to give up on basically 35% of your batting power and average for a awful,overrated relief pitcher and a great defensive player,who has major weaknesses at the plate? Oh yeah..i forgot that they traded a really good,young,controllable catcher and instead kept a fat,out of shape weak hitting catcher??? Do i need to say more??? Terrible decisions,and yet these baffoons are still working for Rogers????

[@brandonpelly848]

Please please please fire shapiro and atkins, this is just not doing it, all they do is skull each other off and look at their spreadsheets and formulas, gftoh, Alex Anth. was the biggest loss of the franchise

[@Ejb905]

Honestly my over under for this year in March was 87. I've started to become negative this season about Shapiro and Atkins. Having bench players at 1st and 3rd is inexcusable. The bullpen is week, only Varsho, Turner and Schneider have done enough. But: Vladdy is starting to hit, he's hot now and Bo is coming around. Speak to me in mid June.

[@bronsonbamnallen1633]

they should have made a change at manager in the offseason. That is all I know.

[@jackuzzi5251]

BNS good guy but has to play Blue Jay politics

[@spman2099]

If the Jays sell Kikuchi after putting in the work to refine him into a top of the lineup starter I'm going to lose my fucking mind. If they do blow this team up and sell, the things you DON'T touch are the starting pitchers and your outfield (outside of Springer who, realistically, isn't bringing you much at his age). Let's keep our excellent starting pitching and our elite defenders. That combination took our slumping team astonishingly far last year.

[@MRoss623]

Yo they had semien, teoscar, gurriel, Bo, and Vlad in the lineup back in 2021. That was the year ..and that Minnesota series they lost 3 of 4 did them in. THEN they go on to choke against Seattle in the wild card- this team is done.

[@stephen9302]

Losing Gurielel and Teo was the startvof the downslope for this current roster. Crappy management (up and down the board). There'll be no Jays playoff baseball for another 4 to 6 years(by guess)

[@chrisweidner4768]

Blue Jays and Cardinals not fulfilling what we thought they could be. Frustrating for the fans.

[@biffstrong1079]

They are in last???

[@TurnOntheBrightLights.]

In the AL East standings, yes.

[@danmeehan1390]

Jansen is the better player. Injuries have set him back. Kirk is not hitting as he did a few years ago and is a liability when on base. This offseason was a disaster no matter which way you look at it. Ohtani didn't work out and Atkins seems to have deflated. So far, all that we got from the duo from Cleveland is a nicer ball park.

[@spman2099]

That's the biggest problem with Kirk at the moment: he is atrocious on the basepath. He is never able to capitalize on a fumble, and what would be singles more often than not for most players are outs for Kirk. I'm not one of the people looking to shame Kirk for his weight, I don't care how big his belly is, but his speed is an actual liability.

[@marknixon6088]

Horrendous GM. Destroyed offense, hasn’t signed hitters long term and hasn’t drafted well. Gone!

[@DinnerBells]

I’m sorry, but I can’t take anything Nicholson-Smith says seriously. Dude predicted Josh Donaldson would be a bust. 😭

[@scottmarwood7654]

Overall, i believe varsho is a disappointment. The moreno trade was a bad trade. If i was to be generous to the jays it was a small step back. But thats being generous.

[@Hogtownboy1]

They need to fire Shapiro He cant even pronounce his own last name properly

[@KentW-dk7op]

I'm a diehard Jays fan and embarrassed at what I've seen from the front office and the players. Vladdy is awful. feels like they're a laughingstock. because they are

[@Bobbygma]

Nothing will happen to Atkins. He will drain the farm system looking for more second basemen