Joey Lopefido 'extremely surprised' by Astros trade, says Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins
Briefly

Joey Lopefido 'extremely surprised' by Astros trade, says Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins
""He had a great run for us. He's been a big part of our success last year... I'll be pulling for him.""
""I'm not crying, yet.""
""Feel like I am leaving knowing I'm a better player than I was when I got here.""
""extremely surprised""
Ross Atkins said Joey Loperfido was "extremely surprised" to be traded to Houston and called his run with the team great. Atkins said Loperfido had a great run for the club, had been a big part of the team's success last year, and that he will be pulling for Loperfido after the transaction. Joey Loperfido said he received the news last night and compared the move to his previous trade to Toronto. Loperfido responded, "I'm not crying, yet," and added that he feels he is leaving as a better player than when he arrived.
Read at BlueJaysNation
Unable to calculate read time
[
|
]