RaysUp with Mat Germain - 24 games left to the Tampa Bay Rays season

BaseballBiz On Deck

Mat Germain visits BaseballBiz On Deck to look at the Tampa Bay Rays as they enter the last 24 games of the 2023 season.

• Waivers – Angels – Guardians results
• Rays faced former Rays pitcher Matt Moore
• Miami Marlins – Thanks to Lou Schiff @BaseballandLaw
• Losing series to Cleveland Guardians – Bad Aura?
• 24 games left are some players hiding injuries
• Taylor Walls & Kevin Kiermaier comparisons –
• Some sloppiness in recent defense - Is Taylor missing confidence -1.4 defensive rating & 8 errors
• Osleivis Basabe is a better shortstop than Taylor
• Shortstop glut – Walls comparing himself to Wander Franco?
• Heart & Hustle & Confidence equation that Taylor needs to achieve
• Rays need to go back to building a competitive environment
• Quick at Bats hurting Rays?
• Rays top hitters, Yandy Diaz, Jose Siri, & Isaak Paredes, benched during the Red Sox game
• Speedy Vidal Brujan got tagged at third
• Rays Fun & Frustrating, Fun & Frustrating
• It’s baseball – Yankees swept Astros in Houston, A’s wins series over Angels
• Could Yankees win 22 of 25 remaining games to remain relevant – Not Likely
• The A’s have a better future than the Angels – Will Ohtani and Trout stick around
• Angels dealt away 6 of their top 10 prospects – looks like a lean future
• Yankees & Angels both are burdened by injuries and top salaries to Judge, Cole, Ohtani & Trout
• Stubborn ownership & weak scouting making bad decisions for both Yankees & Angels
• Perry Minasian, GM for the Angels has relatively no say with budget & players
• What does it take to change Owners minds to build and keep a better team in Anaheim
• Yankees’ Aaron Boone always apologizing and making excuses
• Yankees Front Office has been lazy in Analytics & Development
• Promote Cashman to President to stop him as GM & keeping dinosaurs around Judge
• Could David Stearns be the new Yankees GM – who would he select as team manager
• CB Bucknor & Angel Hernandez – MLB need a retirement age for umps - Umpires should be anonymous
• Tommy La Sorda & Video Replay
• Rays Opening Day roster compared to today’s lineup – pitching has taken a hard hit but Rays have done a great job rebuilding rotation
• Will we see Colby White, Curtis Mead, Junior Caminero & Austin Shenton come up in September
• Rays Minor League Teams have a chance to be in the Minor League Series. Durham Bulls, Montgomery Biscuits & Charleston River Dogs – post season may find some Rays minor league players in Perth, Australia
• Phenoms Wander Franco & Julio Urias probably out. How can league use these as learning moments for their players
• Need Mentoring system for new players to keep them on the right path

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