Sportsnet 590 The Fan: Interview with Toronto Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins

polo007 · Post #1 » by **polo007** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 5:32 pm

Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins guests on The Jeff Blair Show to discuss if he’s surprised the success of the Cleveland Indians – his former team – is enjoying thus far this season, whom he credits for building the Tribe’s clubhouse culture, how he evaluates his starting pitching & bullpen, the role for Drew Hutchison, if he has an early read on how the trade market will play out, what area of need he has, and if he has any concerns regarding Russell Martin.

http://pmd.fan590.com/audio_on_demand-4/Ross-Atkins-with-Jeff-Blair-jb-20160630-Interview.mp3

rarefind · Post #2 » by **rarefind** » Fri Jul 1, 2016 11:44 pm

Ross Atkins isn't the GM, well I suppose in title.

polo007 · Post #3 » by **polo007** » Sun Jul 3, 2016 10:18 pm

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Francis Martes began his professional career by being signed by the Miami Marlins as a free agent in 2013. He was not there very long, as he was traded to the Astros in the Jarred Cosart trade. Along with Martes, the Astros also received two other players still in the organization: Colin Moran and Jake Marisnick.

Martes has dominated most everywhere he has gone with the Astros. Last year between Single-A and Double-A, he compiled a 2.04 ERA. This year he started with Corpus Christi and had shown signs of being an incredible pitcher in the league.

The big right-hander has many strengths in his game. A middle to high 90s fastball is one of his greatest strength and is one that will have success at the major league level. His next strength is an incredible curveball that he throws hard and with consistency. Those are his primary two pitches and strengths, but he also has a decent changeup.

This season has been an interesting one for Martes. High expectations were given to him, as he is in the top-5 of Astros prospects. But, as previously mentioned, he started out slow, allowing 13 runs in his first three games of the year. But as the Hooks have improved in the month of May and on, so has Martes. He allowed nearly half the runs in May as he did in his first three starts, with 7. June has been just as good or better for him, having surrendered only one run in two starts. Even with his struggles on the year, Martes has still only given up two home runs in 44.1 innings on the year.

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polo007 · Post #4 » by **polo007** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 4:19 pm

Toronto Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins joins Tim and Sid to talk about the Jays first-half, if the team will address the rotation or bullpen via trade what the team’s plans are for Aaron Sanchez.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/always-looking-improve-jays-gm-ross-atkins-ts/

ldnk · Post #5 » by **ldnk** » Thu Jul 7, 2016 11:01 pm

polo007 wrote:Toronto Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins joins Tim and Sid to talk about the Jays first-half, if the team will address the rotation or bullpen via trade what the team’s plans are for Aaron Sanchez.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/always-looking-improve-jays-gm-ross-atkins-ts/

His business robot approach to answers make me sad. Calling every acquisitions makes it sound like he's trading in stocks.