Kelly is taking Atkins' comments out of context.  Atkins did not suggest that "Morales isn't the beginning of a shopping spree. He's the end.", as Kelly says.

First, Atkins' comment about money being spent was said in relation to the prospect of Edwin returning, not in relation to the roster altogether, as Kelly misinterprets:

"Yeah, two guys that do similar things is less than ideal for a team and money has been spent. So it doesn't make it impossible, but it certainly made it less likely. We realized that the day we made the move. We talked to Edwin about that as well", Atkins.

Second, Atkins' comment about being opportunistic later in the off-season, was said in relation to some positions on the roster, not the entire team, as Kelly misinterprets again:

"We feel with Morales here we're in a good position to stay aggressive on the players that we feel are closer to ideal fits...", Atkins.

Either Kelly suffers from poor reading comprehension or he is spinning his personal bias.