Rays Stadium Plans in Place? - RaysUp with Mat Gemain

Mat Germain joins BaseballBiz On Deck and takes a look at the Tampa Bay Rays stadium plansTampa Bay Rays new stadium planDowntown development plan omits a Rays Stadium in Ybor CitySt. Pete Mayor, Ken Welch, announces acceptance of Hines & Tampa Bay Rays proposalBenefits for St. Pete, Rays, and fansBrian Auld's excitement about the new stadium plan but uncertainty about who will pay for whatDecisions to be made before the first shovel of dirt is tossedMLB catching up with Mat Germain's proposal for a balanced scheduleWorld Baseball Classic and the possibility of it becoming like the Soccer World CupPossibility of Mike Trout facing Ohtani in the WBCImpact of star players participating in the WBC on young players making it to spring trainingJason Adam's current statusExtensions signed for Yandy Diaz, Pete Fairbanks, and Jeffrey SpringsYandy Diaz delivering nightmares to opposing pitchers with his strike zone awarenessPotential starting lineup for the Rays (Yandy Diaz, Randy Arozarena, Brandon Lowe, Isaac Paredes, Josh Lowe)Mat's breakdown of starting pitchers and their expected playing timeWho will be the Rays' "clubhouse guy" bringing positivity to the teamRays Fan Fest on Saturday, February 18Spring Training games in air conditioning at the TropicanaNew faces that may be seen at Fan Fest (Kevin Kelly, Coby White, Zach Eflin, Curtis Mead, Kyle Manzardo). (show notes by ChatGPT)Mat Germain can be found on Twitter @Mat_Germain_ BaseballBiz can be found on iheartradio, Stitcher, Apple, Spotify & Google podcasts & @TheBaseballBiz on Twitter  Please like, follow and remark. Let us know your thoughts about the show. DM Mark on Twitter @TheBaseballBiz Special thanks to XTaKeRuX for the music "Rocking Forward" Sources & Links:Rays Fan Fest - https://www.mlb.com/rays/fans/fan-fest St Pete Mayor announces moving forward with Hines & Tampa Bay Rays proposal, Channel 10 Tampa Bay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG8VDa2Dmm8 Brian Auld - Tampa Bay Rays what needs to go right and who will pay for what, Channel 10 Tampa Bay:   https://www.youtube.com/live/VFjOWs7cxxM?feature=share