Tampa Bay Rays,“Speed Doesn't Slump” Pitching Relief & AL East

Carson Mead - Hot in AAA lets see what you can do – Future 30/30 guy Moving Taylor Walls to Shortstop and would be very attractive to other teams Chandler Simpson, Jake Mangum & Carson Williams speed “Speed doesn"t slump” - John Gibbons Rays picking taller players – Glasnow, Snell Taller pitchers “don’t have as much lag between the push and the landing.” 22 picks of 2025 Rays Draft picks, none or under 6’ 2” including a 6’ 5” catcher Tall catchers with rocket arms can throw from their knees Alex Faedo is still in rehab Tampa Bay Rays speedsters – Stolen bases comparisons between Carl Crawford, Caballero & Simpson Chandler Simpson is changing the way pitchers pitch to the Rays Simpson gives 100% all of the time The Rays will continue to look at players who have speed around the bases Will a faster  Tre" Morgan be the future Yandy Diaz? Will Rays bet on developing their own young players or look outside Relievers and Closers select your pitcher with the opposing team Yoniel Curet & Shane McClanahan might join us in September Bringing on Baker to the Rays, backup options for Fairbanks Red Sox & Alex Cora’s Ipads checking out the Rays relieving pitchers Baseball is a game of deception Rays Starters are burnt out – increased pitch counts & speed trend Mason Englert & Joe Boyle coming out of the pen Where is Louis Head? Rays pitching needs to develop more secondary pitches especially as they age into the game, including Kevin Gausman & Chris Bassit Glasnow would terrorize batters if he had a larger variety of pitchers  Rich Hill, Bartolo Colón & Charlie Morton are still in the game because they love it. These veterans raise up the young players on the team Rob Manfred rides Ozzy’s Crazy Train to the White House & now the president wants to be commissioner by renaming Cleveland Guardians President was unable to purchase Indians years ago & now wants to change the Guardians name back to Indians – Native Americans are clamoring for the change – so says the white house Withholding federal funds for a stadium from Washington Commanders unless they change their name back to Redskins Harvard v Columbia  MLB has instructed foreign players to carry their papers with them while traveling with the team Ozzy Osbourne takes us out to the ball game  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TPYI_Y3pWw