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July 31, 2025 60 mins
  • Danny Jansen moves but still sits on the bench for one last game to back up Thaiss
  • Imagine marketing promotion if Taylor Walls performed as catcher backup after Jansen’s move 
  • Will Rays continue to pay Fairbanks $6 million next year if they cannot find a suitable trade?
  • Would the Rangers pick up                                                                                                                                                                           
  • Tracking Jhoan Duran
  • Johnny DeLuca returns with some outstanding outfield catches
  • Outstanding Outfielders across the league include Juan Soto, Aaron Judge & Mookie Betts, Jorge Soler
  • Beasts in the  Outfield Alex Burleson with the Cardinals & Oneil Cruz impact 
  • Would Rangers or Dodgers pick up Pete Fairbanks in a trade for some Outfield talent
  • The return of Johnny DeLuca
  • Xavier Isaac could provide both a strength at bat & outfielder
  • Other Rays organization Outfield options – Theo Gillen & Aiden Smith
  • Tristan Gray & Tre' Morgan
  • Will Rays push all of their chips in this year and keep Brandon Lowe, Yandy Diaz & Fairbanks
  • Are Rays Trade decisions today being impacted in preparation for new owner
  • Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp – AAA – Marlins part of new owners
  • Zach Littel takes the mound one last time for the Rays before joining the Reds
  • MLB Ready from the farm, Dom  Keegan, Carson Williams & Tre' Morgan
  • Yankees working with a deficit – No Aaron Judge or Gerrit Cole
  • What a difference an August 2nd Trade deadline could make
  • Boyle shows much pitching promise v Max Fried
  • Tampa Bay Rays playing the Old School way 
  • Who is going to stick around – Chandler Simpson, Junior Caminero & Jonathan Aranda
  • Neander’s “children “ include the Cardinals’ Chaim Bloom, Marlins’ Pete Benedix & Astros’ James Glick
  • Tyler Walls has shown more versatility & has increased offensively giving him better trade value
  • Oneil Cruz – need we say more
  • AAGPBL – American Girls Baseball with Sue Zipay
  • Baseball for All – Justine Siegal – co-founder of Women’s Pro Baseball League – tryouts at DC in August
  • All Women’s Baseball Classic, showcase potential new USAWNT Baseball team
  • Why not include Women’s Teams with the World Baseball Conference
  • More Access = More Appeal
  • Venezuela Little League not allowed to enter U.S. to participate
  • ICE approach & question young baseball players at the Harlem Baseball Hitting Academy
  • Coach Youman Wilder stands up to ICE agents to protect his players
  • Bobby Orr, hockey star turned agent approached players before they were old enough to sign
  • Mickey Mantle sought out early, opportunities blocked by school principal
  • Terry Francona & projected Reds & Pirates trades
  • Jerry Dipoto – what will he do with the Mariners
  • Who loves the Yankees

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