- Dangerous Dodgers – just another house of Cards like Mets early 2023 or a force to be reckoned with
- Shohei Ohtani – 2-way player – 2 Tommy John’s – 10-year contract – how will he compare to Aaron Judge results with the Yankees
- Ohtani Confidence – compared to Tiger Woods
- RaysUp – “St. Pete Rays” – and the new “Trop” in St. Petersburg not in Tampa with Bucs & Lightning
- Will Rays fans return with the new stadium design, surrounded by night life and appeal to youth
- 2024 Rays changes
- Evan Longoria, Kevin Kiermaier decisions
- Every other front office would Love to have the Ray’s front office/analytics & Neander
- The Rays team refuses to tank
- 99 games won season and Rays fans still disappointed after 13 game winning streak
- Dodgers spent $200 million more than the Tampa Bay Rays and won 1 more game in the 2023 season
- Luke Raley v Pallacios
- Rays fans need a World Series Championship title to satisfy Tampa Bay fans
- Fans of the past look back to Carl Crawford, Ben Zobrist, David Price & What If’s
- Charlie Morton (Ground Chuck) & d’Arnaud loss made a difference in success of team
- The gain of Ryan Pepiot definitely outweighs the loss of Tyler Glasnow. Tyler may have difficulty with change-up
- Rays Pitching potential rotation looking good with 4 strong pitchers Jeffrey Springs returns with Shane Baz, Zach Eflin and the new addition of Ryan Pepiot
- Drew Rasmussen is a special talent who may pitch less innings
- Look for a stronger 2024 for Taj Bradley. Taj is not afraid to pitch inside
- Mark’s fascination with Pete Fairbanks as he leaps at Rays Fan Fest
- Addition of strong bat with Johnny DeLuca will compensate for loss of Manuel Margot & Luke Raley
- Alex Verdugo challenging team mate similar to Wander Franco for team spirit
- Mat wants better Rays Catching – let’s bring in a mature catcher again – one that will win the World Series a Jonah Heim or better yet – William Contreras
- William Contreras, catcher from the Milwaukee Brewers could be the missing element that could bring the Rays to a World Series championship
- Contreras would be a daring move that would elevate the 2024
- Mat Germain’s proposed 2024 lineup
- Rays Shortstops? – Junior Caminero, Carson Williams,
- Taylor Walls, shortstop – Hip issue that pulled his defensive ability down
- 2024 Rays fans should feel great about the roster changes
- Keep up to date with Mat’s tweets on X.com @Mat_Germain_
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