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On this inaugural edition of Prospect Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz, Jordan Shusterman and Mike Ferrin break down this year’s standouts from the Arizona Fall League, such as Colson Montgomery, Jackson Jobe, Ricky Tiedemann, Abimelec Ortiz, and a whole lot more. Then, they discuss the Vidal Brujan trade, and talk about the biggest implications from the last weeks Rule 5 Protection Deadline. 

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Mat Germain, deep dive analyst of the Tampa Bay Rays visits to give us a breakdown of their ongoing success and what we may expect

• Are we there yet – heading to Disney World
•  Steadfast & Disciplined team making excellent baseball decisions. Rays have come together organically as a team
• Yandy Diaz, Wander Franco, Isaac Paredes increased plate discipline
• Josh Lowe & Taylor Walls have increased zone awareness thus escalating the number of pitches from their opponent
• Best year in baseball since building the pyramids
• What if the Rays win only 50% of their remaining games they will be at 92 wins
• Kyle Monzardo, Ruben Cardenas, Vidal Brujan & Curtis Mead can continue to gain experience in AAA
• Yankees series in Tampa – Rays kept their foot on the gas pedal and will change the whole month of May with that series
• Mark had to walk out of the room when Gerrit Cole was pitching
• Rays Tropicana attendance soared during Yankees series
• RandyLand Rays Marketing team steps up
• Yankees dependent on a happy Gerrit Cole & need to build up team with players like Volpe & Cabrera
• Cleavinger out for the season. Keep your eye on up and coming Joe LaSorsa
• Injuries and Tommy John’s how the Rays have dealt with it.
• What to do with Brandon Lowe situation – move up Josh Lowe in the lineup
• AL East is a Beast           
• Divsions are antiquated. Just break it down to 2 Leagues. What happens with the rivalries
• Pat Williams of the Orlando Magic is ready to bring Major League or Baseball to Orlando. Will they have local support? How will that impact the Marlins, the Rays and the TV markets?
• Are most Tampa politicians Yankees fans. St. Pete has the most to offer the Rays and the community
• Could the new Rays “Trop” arena follow the Montreal Olympic Stadium model with a translucent roof? 
• Maybe follow the Rangers with that industrial military hangar look. 
• Projections for the upcoming Baltimore and Yankees road trip.
• Mark’s Pithy Party – jabs MLB Network broadcaster for not knowing how to correctly say Wander (Frahn-co) Franco’s name not to mention calling Shane McClanahan, Shane McClellan. Come on guys, Wake Up. Give a little respect to these players.
• Big Picture for the Rays – 104 wins
• Slow start in Charleston & Bowling Green. Will there be a larger focus on pitching or bats
• Getting ready for the Draft
• Be on the lookout for Chandler Simpson in the Rays future
•  Love letter to the Rays front office:  “Please for the love of Pete, go get major impact pieces please.”
• Minor Leagues are where it is at. Just ask Kevin Kiermaier who climbed up through the minors and then spent 10 years with the Rays

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Mat Germain – Baseball Analyst visits to talk about the World Baseball Classic

• A lot of heart and hustle from some of the younger teams
• Quick explanation of the 20 teams participating in the World Baseball Classic (WBC)
• Classic normally runs on a 3 year schedule
• WBC – comparison with the MLB All-Star game
• Canada’s & other countries showing some pride in a sport that is not normally at the height of popularity.
• Mark shows interest in star-studded Venezuela, Jose Altuve, Ronald Acuna Jr., Santander and extra seasoning with David Peralta & Salvador Perez
• Mat points to Italy’s pitcher, Joe LaSorsa and his enthusiasm and passion on the mound against the Netherlands. Getting out of a bases loaded inning
• Randy Arozarena & Will Smith – what happened with the fist pump
• Canada has a potent lineup and will face USA. Young pitcher, Mitch Bratt will be facing White Sox, Lance Lynn. Canadian team - Injuries & MIA included: Mike Sororka, James Paxton & Jameson Taillon.
• China takes a beating from Canada with a 22 to 2 score. Surely they could 
• WBC fashion – Great Britain uniforms falling apart during the game
• Should the WBC be schedule d in the middle of the MLB season.
• Mat recommends that the MLB All-Star game take place at the beginning of the MLB season. Players would be healthy and ready to go. 
• MiLB games will be played on MLB.tv – Shaky cameras 
• Who is this Mitch Bratt pitching for Canada   – Texas Rangers organization?
• Mat’s list of who to watch: Jordan Qsar, Osleivis Basabe, Vidal Brujan, Kyle Manzardo, Trevor Brigden, Joe LaSorsa.  Top performance goes to Luke Raley
• Josh Lowe may be the biggest star in Rays Spring training camp
• Rays being sent down include: Colby White, Curtis Mead, Basabe, Greg Jones & Taj Bradley
• If they move Shane Baz to 60 day IL it will open a spot on the Ray’s Roster
• Rays not returning: David Peralta, Kevin Kiermaier, Mike Zunino, 
• Watching the new rules in play on the pitch clock, larger bases, no shift and more
• Reduction of “Time on Your Feet” for players.
• Projections on Canada v USA game 

Mat Germain can be found on Twitter @Mat_Germain_
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Mat Germain joins BaseballBiz On Deck and takes a look at the Tampa Bay Rays stadium plans

• Tampa Bay Rays new stadium plan
• Downtown development plan omits a Rays Stadium in Ybor City
• St. Pete Mayor, Ken Welch, announces acceptance of Hines & Tampa Bay Rays proposal
• Benefits for St. Pete, Rays, and fans
• Brian Auld's excitement about the new stadium plan but uncertainty about who will pay for what
• Decisions to be made before the first shovel of dirt is tossed
• MLB catching up with Mat Germain's proposal for a balanced schedule
• World Baseball Classic and the possibility of it becoming like the Soccer World Cup
• Possibility of Mike Trout facing Ohtani in the WBC
• Impact of star players participating in the WBC on young players making it to spring training
• Jason Adam's current status
• Extensions signed for Yandy Diaz, Pete Fairbanks, and Jeffrey Springs
• Yandy Diaz delivering nightmares to opposing pitchers with his strike zone awareness
• Potential 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 time
• Who will be the Rays' "clubhouse guy" bringing positivity to the team
• Rays Fan Fest on Saturday, February 18
• Spring Training games in air conditioning at the Tropicana
• New 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_

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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 

RaysUp! Neil Solondz, pre-game, post-game announcer, podcast host & occasional play by play guy for the Tampa Bay Rays

• Working with Andy Freed & Dave Wills
• “Living in Life’s Candy Store” – Dave Wills
• Tampa Bay Rays strength of Finding, Evaluating & Teaching Young Players
• Team has been strong and in the running 4 years in a row
• Change with loss of Zunino, Kiermaier . . . 
• Rays 2023 Potential Rotation – Shane McClanahan, Tyler Glasnow, Drew Rasmussen, Jeffrey Springs & Zach Eflin
• Zach Eflin – hometown boy – most of career with Phillies – Now 3 year contract with the Rays
• Rays Minor League players on the cusp to rise this year include Curtis Mead, Taj Bradley & Colby White & Kyle Manzardo
• Great Minor League team partners
• Post- Hurricane Ian damage - Spring Training  – in Orlando for the first few weeks and then move to Trop for most of the home games.
• New 2023 Rays interleague printable schedule
• Rays have one of the longest & most tenured group of broadcasters
  • Neil praises Dave & Andy 19 years as Rays broadcasters as being 2 of the best broadcasters & kudos to the entire broadcasting team
  • Broadcasters Enrique Oliu & Ricardo Taveras - Spanish Radio Tampa Bay Rays
• Manny Navarro translator for the team 
• What preparations Neil takes in preparing for the upcoming season 
• What will the 2023 roster look like
• How will new schedule impact Rays “It’s not who you play it’s when you play them” -  reflecting on Reds & Rays games in July 2022
• Tampa Bay Rays Podcast news & interviews with Neil Solondz
• Neil's Advocacy on Pancreatic Cancer Awareness. We all can help you can reach Neil on Twitter  @neilsolondz 

Notes:
Dave Wills & Andy Freed - Tampa Bay Times Story
Twitter: @AndrewFreed33 & @davewills34

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness
Neils Advocacy: https://secure.pancan.org/site/TR/PurpleStride/PurpleStride?fr_id=2692&pg=entry

General: https://secure.pancan.org/site/TR/PurpleStride/PurpleStride?px=1274265&pg=personal&fr_id=2692

Neil Solondz website
Rays Radio: https://www.mlb.com/rays/fans/radio
Twitter @neilsolondz

Photo of Neil Solondz used in Social Media 
courtesy Will Vragovic – Tampa Bay Rays

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@Mat_Germain_  shares his insights into the Tampa Bay Rays organization 

• Rays win the 3 game Yankees series at Home 
• Real problem with Game 3 was Ji-man Choi in the #2 spot of the lineup
• Yandy Diaz let final call of the game to the umpire on 3 – 2 count
• David Peralta or Jonathan Aranda should have been moved up in the lineup
• Kevin Cash is loyal to his players to a fault
• Watching the Montgomery Biscuits
• Mat’s analysis with 3-D pitching models 
• Tracking command with Corey Kluber
• Aggressively Attacking the Zone
• Stretching Corey as Rays head to the playoffs
• Kluber incognito on the bench extended to 7th 
• Mat’s process in evaluating Tampa Bay Rays minor league players & teams
• Tracking players through the levels of the minor leagues
• Outfielders – competitive positions – Miles Mastrobuoni, Grant Witherspoon
• Infield Glut  -  Vidal Brujan & Xavier Edwards may be playing in the Outfield
• Taylor Walls – elite defender at SS or 2nd
• Will Rays trade Brandon Lowe in off season
• Josh Lowe may be keeping an eye on Jose Siri
• Wander Franco is warming up now with the Durham Bulls, 
• Will Tyler Glasnow & Yonny Chirinos be back by playoffs
• MLB potential changes – number of pitchers on team rosters
• Umpires not giving the right calls & extending the pitch count 
• RoboUmps & Pitch clock are on the horizon
• MLB takes over MiLB Operations in Vero Beach 
• Double the camera angles to reduce human error on calls in baseball
• Orioles continue to fly higher this season
• Twins, Guardians & White Sox what is happening, AL Central banner  “Nobody wants it.”
• Great Fans of the game – love your team – love the game – respect the competition
• How Rays move pitchers like Taj Bradley & Shane Baz through the Rays minor league farm system
• Rays have the extra boost and momentum to close the gap with the Yankees

Special Thanks to Mat Germain  @Mat_Germain­_ on Twitter for his insights, analysis and news on the Tampa Bay Rays

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Baseball Analyst, Mat Germain, takes a deep dive into the Rays tank and discovers good news.

• 2022 Rays lineup projections
• Emerging players, Josh Lowe, Vidal Brujan, Taylor Walls
• Yandy Diaz - his bat is coming to life
• Outfield is looking great with KK, Arozarena, Margot & Phillips
• Kiermaier & Austin Meadow trade rumours
• Rays Pitching Rotation - Corey Kluber can be a great stablizer 
• Looking forward to seeing Jalen Beeks coming back to mound. 
• Base Speed – Arozarena, Kiermaier, Phillips gain another base
• Chaim Bloom and the Boston Red Sox making some moves with Trevor Story 
• NYC drops Covid restrictions for Aaron Judge, Kylie Irving & other NYC Un-Vaxed. Will Judged be docked for games he can't play in Toronto. If Trevor can do it so can you.
• Tim Beckham hits a Home Run and gives a cold stare into the Rays dugout  as he slowly trots home. 
• Erik Neander got rid of the Old Guard and gave the team to Kevin Cash
• PECOTA ratings on the Rays is wildly inaccurate - ask Mad Dog
• Stealing Base - Rays base speed tracking
• Enlarging the bases may allow the Rays to break some records. 
• Mat’s AL East 2022 projections

Special Thanks to Mat Germain who can be found on Twitter @Mat_Germain_
BaseballBiz is also on iheartradio, Stitcher, Apple & Google podcasts 
You can reach Mark @TheBaseballBiz on Twitter & Brandon @SportsBlitzPod 
Special thanks to XTaKeRuX for the music "Rocking Forward"