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Oct. 19, 2022

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

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

Mat Germain can be found on Twitter @Mat_Germain
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