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).
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