RaysUp - Tampa Bay Rays a winning week with Rockies & Angels

Mat Germain & Mark Corbett – Somethings cooking in the Rays
kitchen


"Winningly Good”

Marlins rough road

Colorado Rockies – Pete Fairbanks. The balls are horrible.

 “That’s what happens when you don’t throw strikes”

Velo down 2 MPH - Pete doesn’t do well in the cold

Rays pen was out of sorts in first Rockies game

Ryan Pepiot – 11K in 6 innings, was the trade worth it. 

Glasnow threw 14K in 7 innings

Angels series  - Is that Chris Farley shouting from the
stands

Ron Washington is working to invigorate the Angels team

Angels will visit the Rays at the Trop – definitely worth
getting a ticket to see future HOF’er Mike Trout

Ron Washington coaching brought strength to Dansby Swanson
& others when he was with the Atlanta Braves

Will Blake Snell take the mound against Rays next week at the
Trop

Will they pull Blake in the 5th inning

Austin Shenton – DH of the day 

Rays strategy had 2 righties and then a lefty lineup to shake
up Angels pitching

Off-balanced Rays batting lineup missing key left-handed
batters, Jonathan Aranda, Brandon Lowe, Josh Lowe & DeLuca.
Opportunity for Shenton to get his reps

Jose Caballero- he is “Electric” – steal of a trade 

Working hard & looks like a Gold Glover. Spinning
& Throwing. 

More speed than Franco. He is a 5 WAR Shortstop. 

Golden Glove performances with Caballero & Yandy Diaz



Siri is getting on base more effectively

Strong arm of Rortvedt

Zack Littell- came through with a tough first inning with the
Angels

Cleavinger & Poche a bit erratic in the bullpen

Rays now above .500

Marlins are not competitive 

eX-Rays Front Office  move - Pete Bendix now with the
Marlins

Marlins Scouting dept found lacking, Need a Alex Anthopoulos
approach to rebuild a productive team

Tommy Pham & Brandon Belt, 2 Free Agents that could help
the Miami Marlins be a stronger team. 

"tanking” strategy for 2024 Marlins?.

There is a reason that Kim Ng left Miami

Colorado Rockies weather Cold & Windy.  How does it
impact pitching speeds & finding ball trajectory

Brandon Lowe injury - right oblique.  Will the Rays keep
Brandon? 

Judge was able to negotiate a contract with Yankess amidst
injury history.

Upcoming games at the Trop with SF Giants & Angels. 

Angels may see Littell and Civale again when they come to St.
Pete.

Will Rays see Blake take the mound. 

Rays rotation should fare well with Eflin, Civale &
Littell against the Yankees

Should Rays expect a sweep of the Giants at the Trop. What
will it look like against Webb & Snell?

Robby Ray, the new cheap team uniforms & pink underwear

Rays Minor Leagues are looking good – starting pitching has
been strong.

What will it be like once Taj Bradley returns

Mat has a lot of faith in this year’s Tampa Bay Rays



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