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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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