Atlanta Braves & Tampa Bay Rays lead the pack - MLB Division Rundown & Brandon Returns

BaseballBiz On Deck MLB Midseason rundown with Brandon


AL East 

Rays started season with 13 wins in a row

Recently lost 7 games in a row

@Mat_Germain_  projections on bumpy tract for the
Rays

2 Best teams today in the MLB – Braves & Rays

Atlanta Braves had been adopted as the Tampa home
team 

Braves sell out the Trop and take the first 2 out of 3 in
St. Pete

Classic match ups – Charlie Morton v Tyler Glasnow,
Spencer Strider v Taj Bradly

Zach Eflin – Rock of the Rays Rotation

LOB

Orioles ascend and take 2 of 4 @  at Yankees Stadium

 O’s -  Cinderella Run to the AL Championship

Yankees GM, Brian Cashman, fires the Yankees hitting
coach

Blue Jays – Alek Manoah returns

Red Sox – only 1 game behind the Yankees



AL Comedy Central – Brandon breaks it down

 Eliminate divisions - advice from Mat

Brandon proposes Conference model

Guardians, 9th in the AL - leading Central with a .500
percentage

Royals – 26 wins & 65 losses – still not the worst
team in baseball



AL West

Texas Rangers lead the West with a .571 winning
percentage

Oakland has a .272 winning percentage 

Angels cursed? – great talent – limited results

Will Ohtani move 

Brodie Brazil speaks the truth about the Oakland A’s
& potential move to yet another Tropicana – this one in
Vegas- retractable roof on 9 acres?

Vegas – Expansion team or buying a Used A’s team from
Oakland



National League - NL East

The Atlanta Braves – beating everybody – Acuña –
potential MVP

Marlins are growing quietly – one of the best teams in
baseball today

Bucs & Dolphins compared to Marlins & Rays

Fenway fans sharing the love with Mark & Karen on the
Trop

The Phillies

Mets are under 500 – 18.5 games behind the Braves

Money may buy you love but not necessarily a championship
team – Sask teve Cohen



Al Lopez - managerial tactic for success – playing as a
cohesive team

Washington Nationals – White Flag – 24.5 games behind the
Braves



NL Central

Higher expectations for Brewers 

Cincinnati Reds –12 game winning streak

Joey Votto Returns

Rookie, Elly De La Cruz explodes on the baseball
scene. 

 In 30 days De La Cruz in the Majors and his hit a
cycle and now has stolen 3 bases with a single at bat in 2
pitches

Willy May Hayes would be proud of Elly

Cubs under 500 but recently beat the Yankees in Yankee
stadium

Pirates – first crack at the MLB draft selected Paul
Skeens. 



NL West 

 Dodgers have won 7 of their last 10 games and now
share the number 1 division spot with the Diamondbacks

Imminent rebuilds for some teams





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