April 17, 2025
Rays Outfield brought to you by the letter M - Montes, Mangum, Morel & Misner

- Rays Monday night melee with the Red Sox 16 – 1 win
- Jonathan Aranda & Camerron Misner – setting the tone for the game
- Misner - 2 Home Runs in that game
- Jake Mangum on the bases
- Shane Baz on the mound with 11 K’s did stayed strong even through long time between innings
- Trevor Story’s glove
- Rays most productive outfield in MLB even without Arozarena & Siri
- DeLuca’s injury has resulted in a heavy left-handed lineup
- More than Brandon Lowe - Entire team contributed to the win
- Aranda's outstanding numbers 1.242 OPS, 4.13 Average, 4.81 On Base Percentage
- 7:10 – edit sheesh out of
- 4 effective left-handed hitters in lineup including Brandon Lowe
- Kevin Cash must be listening to Mat’s take on the Rays lineup – lol
- What’s the hype on the Rays in the city of Tampa
- Does the local media experience fatigue due to the stadium talk and changes
- How are Rays ticket sales being managed
- Making Steinbrenner Field permanent Rays’ site with renovations - Look to Janet Marie Smith’s off season work with Dodger’s Stadium
- AL East – Blue Jays commitment has risen now that they have invested in Vladdy Guerrero Jr
- Vladdy’s extension shows a glimmer of hope
- Jays could have paid Freddie Freeman twice what Guerrero will make
- MLBPA will reap the rewards of Guerrero’ extension agreement
- What will it look like when Junior Caminero is looking for an extension with the Rays
- Wander Franco contract was an anomaly
- Blue Jays savings from not building a new stadium
- Teams keeping their soul with keeping their original stadiums – Wrigley & Fenway
- Watching the Rays get more vitamin D
- Consider new Rays’ uniform policy – wear white uniforms during hot home games
- Rick Vaughn – marketing guy with the Orioles & Rays
- Rick & Joe Maddon book signing event at the Tampa Baseball Museum
- Inequities between MLB team coaches & MLBPA players
- The CBA – will the larger markets want a floor for the smaller markets
- Most MLBPA careers are short. If there is a salary cap then perhaps more players could make more.
- Comparison with NHL & Stamkos
- Could we see a 50/50 share with the owners & players on the revenue of the game
- Last CBA had MLBPA committee made up of many Scott Boras players - not the rank & file
- Pitchers careers are ending before they can get paid what they are worth
- Are teams blowing out pitcher’s arms for instant success over longevity
- Pitchers should be able to have a shorter path to arbitration and free agency
- Blake Snell example of poor offering from Tampa Bay Rays
- Blowing off some steam with some time in the batting cage
- Rays - brought to you by the letter M – Montes, Mangum, Morel & Misner
- 3 Rays outfielders now hitting above 300 – Mangum, Misner & Morel
- What will happen to outfield when DeLuca & Josh Lowe come back
- This productive lineup may slow high quickly Chandler Simpson and others come up
- Keep your eye on up and coming Eric Orze
Joe Maddon & Rick Vaughn charitable event at Tampa Baseball Museum
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