Wander Franco

Your timeline makes perfect sense. I still think that some veterans didn't know particulars but knew he was doing something wrong in June, tried to intervene, and were blown off, causing the suspension and July's debacle

 

I admit I stayed up last night after twice giving up a bit. It's rare to win by three runs in extra innings after you've been on the wrong side of a grand slam and a triple play. Strange season

 

All the signs point to him not coming back this season or maybe ever

Rays statement on Wander Franco: We support Major League Baseball’s decision to place Wander Franco on Administrative Leave. The Tampa Bay Rays are dedicated to upholding high standards of integrity both on and off the field. We appreciate the understanding and patience of our fans and supporters as this process unfolds. We will have no further statements on this matter until MLB completes its process.

 

I have a very good friend who pitched in the MLB and was a coach for 10+ Years. He said Low A ball is more like average college baseball. He said when kids like Crews or Langford will find the pitching much easier than the SEC. Won't be SEC caliber until AA ball was his comparison. Seeing how well Crews(already promoted to AA) and Langford are doing(1.005 OPS) his comparison seems correct.

 

I don’t see the signs. There is an investigation going on in the Dominican. Until that is resolved, Franco is not going to be playing baseball.

 

I am also relying on the fact that the Rays are removing any reference to him or picture of him

 

Rays playing well but can’t make up ground

 

Every. Freaking. Game.
Rays have a monstrous run differential advantage on the season too, but July killed their mojo.

 

Bullpen and late inning bats have been huge.

 

Picked up a game. Two down

 

Eflin was great tonight.
Again the late bats came through.

Even better.. 1.5 back actually.

 

Well let us give "gratias Deo et Cardinalibus"

 

Yep. It's in the Rays hands now. On to Camden Yards.

 

Sure they get a new stadium but it won't fix the attendance problem which is location.

 

Disagree. The stadium sits in an empty area of town surrounded by an interstate and parking lots. The new one will sit in an 80 acre entertainment district with 1000's of new condos, businesses etc. A small city within the city. The whole area will be a destination. It is 4 times larger than The Battery in Atlanta where the Braves built their new park.

Nothing about this is the same.

And the Rays have a averaged pretty similar attendance to about 10 other clubs this season, with a much more expensive price option. Around 18k.