Wander Franco

Also being investigated in the DR

 

Did they really have a Wander Franco hat promotion Sunday for fans 14 and under?

That's some next level meta stuff.

 

Yep. Can’t make it up

 

Andruw Jones is from Curaçao

 

Meanwhile the Rays head out west again in what has been a run of multiple west coast trips it seems. Weird.

 

So in a click a person can have their lives trashed.

 

Yes he is a different island with similar attitudes of getting their kids to the majors.

 

A complaint by a different minor

https://x.com/draysbay/status/1691273129400705024?s=61&t=Txm-mjaJo1cwIn6vbZJYEA

 

That's the world we live in, but at the very least he's probably reaping some stuff with his behavior and bad choices (even if he's not a pedo). IF you're out there treating people like shit, you are probably gonna get a 'clapback' at some point.

 

No, choosing to have sex with 14 year olds can trash an adults life

 

Of course, but just a false public accusation is extremely damaging. Just in my line of work, a public accusation like this would be extremely damaging even if it was just a pissed off business association of some sort. Perception is reality and public figures are very vulnerable.

 

Meanwhile Basabe, his replacement, has reached base 3 of 8 trips to the plate, has 2 RBI and has contributed to 4 runs in his first 2 MLB games.

Nothing more "Rays" than that.

 

That's harsh. Being smeared as both a pedo and a rapist would be a very disproportionate price to pay IF he was merely having a consensual affair with another adult - something I'm sure is common with professional athletes.

 

Agree. Especially from a moral standpoint. But certainly nothing new in his profession with messing around on the side.

Season marches on. Nice response from the team last night. Glas looked solid and the bats did their thing.

 

That's understandable I guess, though it wouldn't surprise me if many spouses of the rich and famous either look the other way or even have an understanding. If his wife wants to leave him for being unfaithful and take the kids and a bunch of money, I feel like that's sufficient punishment for that without him losing his career over it. Of course, that's even assuming the relationships being alleged happened during his marriage, and I'm not sure we know that either. I suspect the people involved in investigating this stuff already know a ton more than we do though.

 

I do that as well (thought I was the only one who knew how well the Rays minor system was doing). I really do hope Franco didn't do this, but, if he did, the weird thing is that the Rays have a glut of potential SS replacements (none quite as talented as him, but each level has a pretty solid shortstop right now). There had been a lot of talk about converting Caminero in Montgomery into a 3B or 2B. Maybe that stops for now (although they still like Williams at Bowling Green more than him defensively, I think).