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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