RaysUp with Mat Germain - 24 games left to the Tampa Bay Rays season

Mat Germain visits BaseballBiz On Deck to look at the Tampa Bay Rays as they enter the last 24 games of the 2023 season.Waivers – Angels – Guardians results Rays faced former Rays pitcher Matt MooreMiami Marlins – Thanks to Lou Schiff @BaseballandLawLosing series to Cleveland Guardians – Bad Aura?24 games left are some players hiding injuriesTaylor Walls & Kevin Kiermaier comparisons – Some sloppiness in recent defense - Is Taylor missing confidence -1.4 defensive rating & 8 errorsOsleivis Basabe is a better shortstop than TaylorShortstop glut – Walls comparing himself to Wander Franco?Heart & Hustle & Confidence equation that Taylor needs to achieveRays need to go back to building a competitive environmentQuick at Bats hurting Rays?Rays top hitters, Yandy Diaz, Jose Siri, & Isaak Paredes, benched during the Red Sox gameSpeedy Vidal Brujan got tagged at thirdRays Fun & Frustrating, Fun & FrustratingIt’s baseball – Yankees swept Astros in Houston, A’s wins series over Angels Could Yankees win 22 of 25 remaining games to remain relevant – Not LikelyThe A’s have a better future than the Angels – Will Ohtani and Trout stick aroundAngels dealt away 6 of their top 10 prospects – looks like a lean future Yankees & Angels both are burdened by injuries and top salaries to Judge, Cole, Ohtani & TroutStubborn ownership & weak scouting making bad decisions for both Yankees & AngelsPerry Minasian, GM for the Angels has relatively no say with budget & playersWhat does it take to change Owners minds to build and keep a better team in AnaheimYankees’ Aaron Boone always apologizing and making excuses Yankees Front Office has been lazy in Analytics & DevelopmentPromote Cashman to President to stop him as GM & keeping dinosaurs around JudgeCould David Stearns be the new Yankees GM – who would he select as team managerCB Bucknor & Angel Hernandez – MLB need a retirement age for umps - Umpires should be anonymous Tommy La Sorda & Video ReplayRays Opening Day roster compared to today’s lineup – pitching has taken a hard hit but Rays have done a great job rebuilding rotationWill we see Colby White, Curtis Mead, Junior Caminero & Austin Shenton come up in SeptemberRays Minor League Teams have a chance to be in the Minor League Series. Durham Bulls, Montgomery Biscuits & Charleston River Dogs – post season may find some Rays minor league players in Perth, AustraliaPhenoms Wander Franco & Julio Urias probably out. How can league use these as learning moments for their playersNeed Mentoring system for new players to keep them on the right pathSpecial Thanks to Mat Germain. Mat can be found on Twitter @Mat_Germain_   Mark can be found on Twitter @TheBaseballBiz  BaseballBiz can be found on iheartradio, Stitcher, Apple,Spotify & Google podcasts & @TheBaseballBiz on Twitter and of course on https://www.baseballbizondeck.com Please like, follow and comment. Let us know your thoughts about the show. DM Mark on Twitter @TheBaseballBizThanks to Tampa Baseball Museum for their continuous support. Special thanks to XTaKeRuX for the music "Rocking Forward"