Yankees, Astros, Padres & Phillies, Mat Germain shares his ALCS vision

Yankees, Astros, Padres & Phillies - ALDS & NLDS
begins 

Mat Germain shares his PostSeason vision with a #RaysUp
attitude

ALDS is finally over  - After Guardians fell to the NY
Yankees 

ALCS  - New York Yankees & Houston Astros 

NLCS  - San Diego Padres & Philadelphia Phillies

Will not be watching ALCS – not interested in Astros or
Yankees franchise

Nestor Cortes is the most likeable Yankee

Aaron Hicks, Josh Donaldson & Oswaldo Cabrera  -
need to use peripheral vision to avoid collision

Collisions and concussions can be Career-Enders – Justin
Morneau

Dangerous pitching from Nolan Ryan to Aroldis Chapman

Phillies & Padres – How much weight has Juan Soto taken
off of the Padres front office

Phillies Bryce Harper is ready – “Put a Ring On It”

PostSeason with a Tampa Bay Rays perspective

Former Rays on Phillies with José Alvarado & Andrew
Bellatti 

Padres with former Rays: Blake Snell, Jake Cronenworth 
& Wil Myers

Rays “had a serious lack of grit” this postseason

We need that high intensity, commitment & grit that we
had in the past with Kiermaier, Zunino, Brosseau, 

Randy Arozarena & Yandy Diaz dilemma siphoned off
energy  from the team

Kevin Cash - we have to stop playing like sh*t

Harold Ramirez & David Peralta carried a heavy load.
Would Josh Lowe have made a difference

Rays what’s next – Loaded with prospects, who will come up
and who will go

Mat’s considerations for future Rays players include: Josh
Bell, Jose Abreu, Trey Mancini, Josh Lowe, Daulton Varaho, Austin
Slater, Adam Duvall, José Azocar

Shohei Ohtani would be a dream piece for the team, but highly
unlikely

Eury Perez or Max Meyer could be a good deal for the Rays in
a trade with the Marlins if the Rays traded Randy Arozarena

Taj Bradley & Eury Perez a future pitching combination
for the Rays

Hunter Harvey could be a strong relief pitcher much like Nick
Anderson 

Rays need someone to bring the team together like an Adames.
Mat suggests Jose Abreu as a bridge to build love between Yandy
& Randy

Will Rays shop Randy away

Preparing for 2023 keep an eye on Rule 5 Draft decisions,
Winter Leagues, Mason Auer in the AFL (Arizona Fall League),

Mat list of top Rays Prospects – keep an eye on Ronnie Simon
– over 20 Home Runs & over 30 stolen bases



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