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

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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