As far as I am concerned, Barger should have made the opening day roster.

No, but, in all seriousness, all of his stats were superior to 40% of the roster in spring training and his upside is much higher than someone like George Springer (not to mention his cost) and as such he deserved to break camp with the team. They have outfielders to spare it seems, and same with the infield but, both Barger and Schneider are working towards a utility role that includes options at 2nd, 3rd, and LF respectively. With Bargers arm strength he should be getting reps in RF. The potential of creating a super utility player with Barger is very high, and that is something that helps teams win. Period. He has ELITE bat speed and his contact metrics are increasing consistently with reps. Imagine a super utility player that bats .280 and gets 30 home runs a season. That is someone every team (including the Bluejays hopefully) would want. At the same time the bullpen is now not looking anywhere as formidable as expected a month ago, and the rotation could quickly have holes if any of Scherzer, Bowden, or Bassett struggle out of the gate. They should have signed Yarbrough to a contract with him being a “6th” starter option to provide extended rest for the rotation at the start of the season. This is another example of a bad baseball decision by this group. They never seem to understand the situational context and make the right call. Same goes with Barger and Springer. Mark my words, Springer will be batting .200 or less after April and still getting playing time because Shapiro and Atkins will be damned if they are going to admit they made a bad deal.