MLB Opening Week with Mat Germain, plus a special RaysUp review
- 2 teams undefeated in MLB – Twins & Rays
the Twins rotation is strong - Royals beat the Jays – what happened to Berrios
- AL East
- Don’t write off the Red Sox - Rafael Devers
- Toronto has traded off much of their lineup
- Baltimore will their pitching hold up
- NL East
- Mets are experiencing what it’s like a 40 year old Cy Young award winner
- Braves & Mets leading NL East
- Marlins acquisition of Luis Arraez will strengthen their team. They need more offense
- NL Central
- Mat called it when he saw Brice Turang in AAA is a spark plug Brewers lineup
- Chicago Cubs disappointing start
- Over all Parity between the teams in NL East will be a dogfight
- Highlights – Brian Reynolds w/ Pirates, Reds pitching looking solid
- Brett Taylor Bleacher Nation and Dansby Swanson great debut with the Cubs
- NL West
- Dodgers young players stepping up
- Diamondbacks – will MadBum be able to be back to himself
- Rockies – Kris Bryant showing promise
- Diamondbacks, Evan Longoria – Longo can still hit it Long
- Mat Germain – fWAR tweet
- Hitters who've already reach 0.5 fWAR:
- 1 Adam Duvall 0.7 #RedSox 2 Wander Franco 0.6 #Rays 3 James Outman 0.5 - fWAR definition - https://bit.ly/3m9GkxO
- More on NL West
- Mark asks Oakland A’s really?
Mat, A’s will be pesky – expect them to be better than Nationals - Nationals team is only of AAA quality
- Seattle Mariners expectations to be a powerhouse – NASA rocket or backyard homemade missile?
- Will Seattle be better when Robbie Ray returns?
- Mark asks Oakland A’s really?
- Angels will continue to be a challenge with Trout & Ohtani
- Balancing of the new 2023 schedule on Division games in first month of the season
- Will Twins hold 1.000 winning percentage
- Anthony Rendon – MLB & MLBPA agree on penalty for player behavior. Is this a good sign for a better relationship with union & MLB?
- Teams can no longer complain about the toughness of their division
Tampa Bay Rays
- Durham Bulls, Rays AAA minor league teams being broadcast on MLBtv & other MiLB games, great way to see the future of the Rays
- Rays Minor league – players moving up and down from A to AAA teams
- Durham had a tough series with Norfolk
- Curtis Mead & Kyle Manzardo they are looking hungry to move upTaj Bradley & Grayson Rodriguez playing in difficult weather
- Pitching Arms - Tyler Glasnow how much of him will we see him, Zach Eflin, Jeffrey Springs, Shane McClanahan are looking good. We won’t see Shane Baz until next year
- Closer, Pete Fairbanks - No hits on his past 23 innings – a man possessed
- Fairbanks & Jason Adam 2 strong arms to depend on in the bullpen
- Randy Arozarena came out strong hustling against the Nationals
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