Ross Atkins

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316 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard Dec 2024 last heard 4 Aug

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Blue Jays Talk · Grading Jays' Deadline Moves + Ross Atkins Speaks to the Media · 4 Aug 2026 podcast

all things considered, this is not the situation we wanted to be in where we're parting ways with a Jeff Hoffman, but we were given so much support that we didn't have the pressure to do it if we weren't able to get the return that we felt made the most sense.

So it got across the line where we felt it made too much sense for the organization.

We were

would have certainly been pleased to have Jeff Hoffman here tonight and for next year.

But that return and the shape of it made sense for us, given the other moves that have been made and given the state that we're in right now.

While Griff is getting unmuted, you guys asking me about my location gave me a funny memory.

Yeah, the important parts of the return were the players that we received.

And the anything is important that helps us acquire talent.

And that international space was for $250,000.

And that is worth a lot more than that to us, that cash amount, because of what it means in terms of acquisitions.

But, you know, getting a really young, exciting pitcher and Dason Hill, you know, and a pitcher that can help in the short term and Klein and an exciting infield prospect below that was the bigger part of the equation for us.

Yeah, we feel like we're trying always to be a couple of years ahead there.

And our work internationally, led by Andrew Tinnish and Ryan Middleman, we feel is all-encompassing and covering a large part of the world.

And we're in a strong position there.

Yeah, I mean, with each of those guys, similar to what I said about Jeff, we felt that because we have so much support here, it wasn't necessary that we trade them.

And there was benefit to us continuing to compete, benefit to individuals like Max and George and Shane being here to impact others individually and impact us winning baseball games.

I think we're close.

Obviously, I would rather that we were just adding at this point and making us a much better 26-man and 40-man roster for the 26th season.

We weren't in that position, so we're turning our focus to continuing to win games and compete this year.

and make us better for the 27 years season and beyond that and feel that we've accomplished that.

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