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Can Brody Hopkins develop himself into a similar pitcher to Jacob Misiorowski? Both use 30 degree to 31 degree arm angle Brody has 99 MPH + FB, so does Jacob Would love to see Brody add a change up in 2027. Imo, that would be a difference maker. Definitely needs to improve control. #Rays #Brewers

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#Rays are sending these players to AFL in 2026: C Nathan Flewelling #27 Age: 19 SS Narciso Polanco Age: 21 OF Brendan Summerhill Age: 22 LHP Cesar De Jesus Age: 23 RHP Marcus Johnson Age: 25 RHP Mason Nichols Age: 23 RHP Andy Rodriguez Age: 24 LHP Yereny Teus Age: 23

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#Rays OF lead #MLB in SB with 94 SB #Rays 2B are 4th in #MLB with 22 SB #Rays SS are tied for 7th in #MLB with 25 SB ---- Speed doesn't slump, and it earns a lot of bases. That's what keeps #Rays run scoring floor higher than others. #MLB

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So if this is where you start from, where do you upgrade? You can argue at 2B, but Palacios has double digit HR & SB, a 101 wRC+ and can play corner OF spots while maintaining a SO% under 18%, and Vilade (RHB) does same with a bit more power & less speed, a bit more SO%. Then add Williamson... #Rays

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Are we not assuming that #Russia has all U.S. info by now? You can't breach what was left on the bathroom floor...

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Mat Germain @matgermain.bsky.social · 22h

IF #Rays bring up Caden Bodine & Theo Gillen in 2027, this is their lineup: DH Yandy Diaz 1B Jonathan Aranda 3B Junior Caminero C Liam Hicks or Caden Bodine LF Theo Gillen RF Victor Mesa jr CF Chandler Simpson or Jonny DeLuca 2B Richie Palacios or Ryan Vilade SS Taylor Walls or Ben Williamson 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Having looked through all #MLB free agents for 2027, there's only 1 player I want #Rays to target this offseaosn: Teruaki Sato, from #Japan He's the only one that moves the needle up while not threatening the long term budget. Move Simpson to CF, add Sato in LF.

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Mat Germain @matgermain.bsky.social · 23h

As we wait for #Rays playoff games, here are prospects they'll need to add to 40-man roster or risk losing them in R5 draft: AAA C Levins 1B Isaac **, Morgan 2B Kinney SS Colmenarez OF Bush Jr, Jones SP M Johnson, Workman, Clark RP Wild, Snelsire, Reifert, Vernon, Zarraga (con'd, AA prospects next)

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Mat Germain @matgermain.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Agreed. I've seen too many close friends die from liver cancer and actually think it should be treated similarly to cigarettes.

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Mat Germain @matgermain.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#Rays 2026-27 season is in the books They've earned another AL East title, winning 98 games September was their toughest schedule portion and they finished that month 16-9 with a collective 3.37 ERA & 118 runs scored against top #MLB pitching. #Rays are playoff bound, and playoff ready.

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Could a single Maritime power grid make electricity more reliable? | CBC News

First focus should be tendering contracts to add solar to all large parking areas, over waterways at risk due to excess evaporation, and to make solar a mandatory part of new builds. Start there. Make this a coordinated policy effort first. #NovaScotia #PEI #NewBrunswick www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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When Canada's premiers met in Prince Edward Island back in July, leaders from the Maritime provinces had power on their minds — just not the political kind.

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We build our cities with too few options for water drainage. It's time to scale up those efforts. Major cities should be boring holes that are not only strengthen water drainage efforts, but also reduce chances of sinkholes & damage during earthquakes. Japan uses these extensively.

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Governments always put their hands deeper into your pockets. They never ever pull them out. Income tax was supposed to be a temporary measure during WWII. How is it going now? #Conservative party say they're anti-taxes. Well, this is proof that they're not. Tax gas powered vehicles more. EVs less.

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#Brewers are NL version of #Rays Want proof? 2026 Stat: MLW | TBR Hits 1412 | 1397 (#1 & #2 in #MLB) 3B 26 | 22 HR 153 | 167 SF 45 | 42 SB 162 | 164 CS 54 | 54 AVG .158 | .158 SLG .403 | .401 ISO .144 | .143 wOBA .328 | .320 wRC+ 107 | 104 HR/FB 11% | 11% Whip 1.18 | 1.13 ERA 3.51 | 3.69

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Junior Caminero Kevin Cash

Best #Rays seasons, all time Year = # of Wins (Manager) '21 = 100 wins (Cash) '23 = 99 wins (Cash) '26 = 98 wins, (Cash) ** so far Kevin Cash has managed #Rays through their 3 best season. #MLB

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Best #Rays seasons, all time Year = # of Wins (Manager) '21 = 100 wins (Cash) '23 = 99 wins (Cash) '08 = 97 wins (Maddon) '26 = 97 wins, (Cash) ** so far With the next win, Kevin Cash will have managed #Rays through their 3 best season. #MLB

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The teams with best record in AL West both have 79 wins The team with worst record in AL East has 77 wins #DBacks have 87 wins #WhiteSox have 82 wins Why should Sox get in while DBacks likely won't simply due to league? #MLB should eliminate div & lgs because all things are not equal, at all.

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Mat Germain @matgermain.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Freddy Peralta's last 3 starts Look at the opponents & results He's looking strong heading into playoffs #Rays #RaysUp

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If you need a way to evaluate how pesky the #Rays lineup can be, take a look at how they made the likely AL Cy Young winner work through 3 innings tonight (70 pitches). Meanwhile the #Yankees continue to show badly vs LHP when Judge isn't in the lineup. #MLB

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Imagine you're #BlueJays, you sign a player to this contact with incentives noted & this much money, and his reaction is to say this shortly after: "the contract the Jays gave me is for what I've already done for the team, not for anything I will do in the future." #BlueJays #GuerreroRendon #MLB

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#Rays set to add to playoff history under Erik Neander's leadership. How deep can they get this time around? We'll see. Players who were with #Rays in 2023? Taylor Walls Yandy Díaz Junior Caminero Jonathan Aranda Drew Rasmussen Shane McClanahan Garrett Cleavinger Kevin Kelly #MLB #RaysUp

Some story lines if these playoff matchups take place: 1. #Yankees vs #RedSox; rivalry renewed, great P both sides, Chapman meets old team 2. Craig Counsell vs old team if #Cubs & #Brewers meet 3. #Dodgers vs #Phillies, again? #Dodgers vs #Braves, again? Either way it's a repeat. Should be fun.

#DBacks are 84-74, they're not in the playoffs #Astros are 78-80 and they're in the playoffs Why? With the balance the leagues have in competition now, is it time to do away with AL & NL? There's no DH. Make it 1 league. Major League. #MLB

Is Vladimir Guerrero jr another version of Anthony Rendon? His attitude is certainly one that he's already earned what he has - so why try hard? Fits mold of entitled player. Note: Rendon hit 9 HR after signing big $ Guerrero hit 9 HR after signing big $ #BlueJays #MLB @keeganmatheson.bsky.social

Mat Germain @matgermain.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Reason 1,423,767 to not continue with purchase of F35s. #cdnpoli #Canada

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How long will the world stand and watch instead of putting #Russia in its place?

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Claire 🇨🇦 @jemmscee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The brilliant Michael de Adder, hits it, again.

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Mat Germain @matgermain.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Potential #Rays 2027 roster: C Hicks, Bodine 1B Aranda, Vilade 2B Williamson, Palacios SS Walls 3B Caminero LF Simpson CF DeLuca, Melton RF Mesa jr DH Diaz SP Rasmussen, Martinez, Seymour, Jax, Pepiot RP Baker, Wells, McClanahan, Hopkins, Johnson, Kelly, Booser

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Mat Germain @matgermain.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Can I just say how insanely great an addition Nick Martinez has been for #Rays this season? It might be the first time I can say that picking up a $20M option is a no-brainer for #Rays brass, although Charlie Morton's $15M option does come to mind... That was under different financial circumstances.

Mat Germain @matgermain.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Biggest series of season for #Rays & #Yankees as they get set for a double-header! First up, 1:05 ET, an extremely even matchup between Nick Martinez (2.94 ERA) and Carlos Rodón (2.95 ERA). Next up, 7:05 ET, another close matchup between Drew Rasmussen (2.75 ERA) and Max Fried (2.63 ERA) #MLB

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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#Rays day off, here are some thoughts: C Caden Bodine looks #MLB ready OF Jacob Melton - when healthy - looks #MLB ready Two intriguing bats arriving in 2027 How it could play out: In = Bodine, Out = Fortes (trade) In = Melton, Out = Mullins (option declined) Note: Xavier Isaac also looks ready...

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7/ NATO must deter and, if necessary, defeat a limited Russian incursion at both the political and the military levels.

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

One project. One review. One year. Our government just tabled the Building Canada Strong Act.

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Please, Baseball gods, give us all a #Brewers vs #Rays #WorldSeries. #MLB needs it more than they know.

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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 20/09/2026

AL Wildcard race is almost settled. Can #BlueJays or #Astros go on a late winning streak? Matchups are almost locked in as well. Middle can juggle a lot. Now it's a matter of health & playoff roster makeup. Who makes the cut in WildCard series with fewer games? #MLB

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🗳️Early voting is getting underway across the country🇺🇸 Dates vary by state & sometimes by county, so know your dates & double check your state or local election site. Be informed. Be prepared. Make your voice heard. 🌊 Let’s bring on the Blue Wave 🌊 #2026Midterms #EarlyVoting #BlueWave #SheShed

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#BlueJays have gone through the wringer in 2026 Looking through their system, you also don't see much coming through for 2027 and it is ranked in bottom third of MLB overall (22nd by MLB Pipeline). Seems they're going to need a revamp this offseason.

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#Rays have an off day tomorrow Then they face #Yankees for 4 games in 3 days That series decides who goes straight to Division series Other team will face a Wild Card game to get there #Rays are 8-2 over their last 10, making them hottest AL team Could this be the year they return to #WorldSeries?

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Now that INF Ben Williamson rejoined #Rays, there are just 4 injuries to monitor as playoffs near, and they are all on the mound: LHP Shane McClanahan RHP Manuel Rodriguez LHP Garrett Cleavinger RHP Tyler Wells All have major implications in how Kevin Cash will fill his playoff roster. #MLB

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Jake Fraley of Cincinnati Reds at Bat

Jake Fraley's #MLB journey: 9 Jun '16 Drafted by #Rays 8 Nov '18 Traded to #Mariners for Heredia, Plassmeyer, Zunino 14 Mar '22 Traded to #Reds for Suárez & Winker 19 Aug '25 Selected off waivers by #Braves 6 Nov '25 Selected off waivers by #Rays 21 Nov '25 Granted FA, resigned 25th 19 Sep '26 DFA'd

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If playoffs started today: #Brewers (meet winner of #Padres & #Cubs) #Dodgers (meet winner of #Braves & #Phillies) #Guardians (meet winner of #WhiteSox & #Rangers) #Rays (meet winner of #RedSox & #Yankees) On paper, Brewers & Guardians would arguably have easiest paths to ALCS & NLCS.

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#Rays remaining games are setting up with just 1 more start for each SP except Griffin Jax who gets 2.

A #Canadian player has never led #MLB in hits and that could happen for the first time in 2026 if Otto Lopez can continue what he's done so far. Lopez is Canadian-Dominican but plays for #Canada on the world stage. Note: there are 3 x #Rays players in top 10 in hits in #MLB

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