- Who Will be in the playoffs
- Yankees have a hard climb
- Wander Franco – the 5’8’ Elephant in the room – game is taking off and then
- Day Off of rest and then pulled from the dugout – Many YouTubers who rush to judgement on Wander Franco
- What would the Rays look like without Wander Franco, how will it impact the team
- Could work visa be rejected
- Tyler Glasnow returns
- Aaron Civale – Mat with the 5 start leniency – Mark is more critical
- 1st 2 Guardians that faced Civale hit a bunt – 2 pitches, 2 bunts put a man on second
- Kyle Manzardo traded for Civale
- Rays Fan pain - lose 3/5s of your elite players & losing Wander Franco
- Osleivis Basabe – solid at all positions in the infield. Currently, playing Short Stop
- Vidal Brujan may stay in minors
- Either Carson Williams could or Junior Caminero could be 3rd base
- Lopez or Bradley could be another regular starter for the Rays
- Rays have strong depth – looks much like Orioles
- Manuel Margot – injured with floating objects around.
- Brandon Lowe is looking at his best this past week
- Luke Raley & Josh Lowe will be getting more playing time as Margot is out
- Rays are hitting strong with Hits, RBI’s, Runs, HR’s
- Junior Caminero hit 3 Home Runs in 1 game. One that cleared the scoreboard. 479 feet.
- Junior is currently with Montgomery Biscuits
- German Mets fan, Spring Training, Tim Tivo and Pete Alonso
- Mat speaks to the value of watching young players come up through the minors. Enjoy
- Mat shares his story on Hockey fans who could see junior teams to see players who are up and coming like Sidney Crosby with the Oceanic Rimouski
- Rays abundance of Short Stops with Rays and recent drafts
- Tyler Walls are his days with the Rays numbered with Carson Williams coming up through the minor leagues.
- Is there a singular leader in the Rays dugout – would Alonso be a good addition as a leader?
- Wander Franco – what would happen if he would no longer be a Ray
- Would Ohtani come to Tampa Bay
- Wander’s contract did not do him any service with the limited amount that he makes over several years
- Perhaps the Wander money could go to keep Glasnow
- Will Rays hit 100 wins this year? Will they win the division?
AL East
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