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Tampa Bay Rays @ George Steinbrenner - Yankees, O's, Jays & MLB DEI

Episode 285
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  • Tampa Jay experience at George Steinbrenner Field & $16 beer - https://bit.ly/3FJ2Zud
  • Dodgers Mookie Betts extreme weight loss
  • Joe Maddon & Rick Vaughn Event at Tampa Baseball Museum - https://bit.ly/4iUXeYK
  • Could Players from Venezuela, Cuba & other countries be blocked from returning to US to play baseball
  • What happens if they go to Canada to play a Blue Jays game, will they be able to return to the USA
  • Anthony Santander form Venezuela plays for the Toronto Blue Jays, would he be allowed to enter the United States
  • Orioles have many players from Cuba & Venzuela – how might they be impacted
  • Will MLB billionaire owners come to the rescue of these players
  • 8.5% of players are from Cuba and Venezuela will they get paid  or do they just get released?
  • Luis Arráez & Santander examples
  • How could travel bans impact individual teams & players
  • Will international players seek to play in other nations baseball leagues (Japan & Korea)
  • Al East – The Yankees what to expect – Loss Juan Soto, Gleyber Torres & Giancarlo Stanton
  • Remember Mat Carpenter – can Paul Goldschmidt & Cody Bellinger reignite the Yankees lineup 
  • Injuries on Yankee rotation impact with loss of Gerritt Cole, Luis Gil & Clark Schmidt
  • Opening Day with Carlos Rodón
  • Orioles impact with Zach Eflin & Charlie Morton
  • O’s loss of Gunnar Henderson 
  • Blue Jays – will their Venezuelan & Cuban players be impacted in travel
  • Vladdy – Vladimer Guerrero Junior & the future of the Jays
  • O’s lacking depth in AAA
  • Blue Jays do not have the assets to trade for new & better players
  • Tampa Bay Rays starting without Shane McClanahan
  • When do Carson Williams & Chandler Simpson arrive 
  • Could Angels’ Mickey Moniak join Palacios & Caballero
  • Rays were dead last in Centerfield when facing right handed pitchers
  • Confidence in the Rays pitching from the pen
  • George Steinbrenner Fieldimpact on the Rays - Rain outs &Excessive Heat 
  • Healthy Brandon Lowe could hit 40+ home runs this season playing in a Yankee Field-like home field
  • Palacios & Rortvedt connections with Yankees Stadium
  • Author & marketer, Rick Vaughn scoring the minor leagues during 
  • Joe Maddon & Rick will be at the Tampa Baseball Museum on April 21st - https://bit.ly/4iUXeYK
  • Angels highlight Manager Ron Washington & Tim Anderson expectations

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