RaysUp! Mat Germain, Primo Tampa Bay Rays analyst looks at the Red Sox & AL East
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Mat & Mark dig into the Fenway experience and the potential for Boston to come back hard when Adam Duval & Trevor Story return. The Fires in Canada and the impact on peopleRays play in Cold, Wet & Rain at FenwayEflin, Glasnow, McClanahan & Bradley – top tier pitching talentManuel Margot takes a hard hit against the scoreboardRays gel together as players & family & RedSox needs of team meetingsTrevor Story & Adam Duval will be returning soon & becoming more of a threat in AL EastRed Sox were 29 – 23 outside of games with the RaysToronto Blue Jays – a hair away from TankingWhat’s up with Alek Manoah – Not a Roy Halladay, Can Manoah come back strongFenway Fans – need some of their top players back. They  are not happy with Duran and cannot wait for Duval to return.Boston Red Sox – Keystone Kops defense gave Yandy Diaz a “little league home run” Everything may change when Trevor Story returns to Shortstop and Kike HernándezRon Washington of the Atlanta Braves has reset the team defensively. Red Sox need that kind of coachTo build a stronger Red Sox team they need to bring up Marcelo Mayer at Shortstop, Kike in Centerfield, Trevor Story at second base and Devers at third.Orioles still need to make investments into pitchingReds exciting times ahead with Ely De La CruzThe Rays are Marvelous – Rays, Yankees & Orioles are leading both the American and National LeaguesRays upcoming schedule & upcoming return of Andrew Kittredge will make the future brightWill Quebec get an MLB team? Government is supportive of the idea of attracting an MLB team. But what will Bronfman and ownership group offer to build a stadium. Costs could include other costs of $2.5 billion to make this happenOther cities most likely to get a MLB team - Vegas, Utah, Portland, Charlotte or Nashville Nevada government has ended session without a guarantee of financial support for a new stadium. Ownership needs to take on the responsibility of buying and building a stadiumRays still have not established their new stadium and location has not been finalized. The Fenway Park experience – reasonable Ball Park Food Prices and Fan passion Bucket List parks – Wrigley Field & PetcoRays Minor Leagues – Evan McKendry, Pitcher of the MonthVidal BrujanMat & Mark’s projections for Tampa Bay Rays for total season wins for the RaysRays players potential trades to comeSpecial Thanks to Mat Germain. Mat can be found on Twitter @Mat_Germain_   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 @TheBaseballBiz Thanks to Tampa Baseball Museum for their continuous support.     Special thanks to XTaKeRuX for the music "Rocking Forward"
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