With the Rays back at home for the next ten days, all eyes will be on whether the defending American League champions can get the engines going again in preparation for another deep postseason run.
I joined Jason Powers on his podcast “Powers On Sports,” this week discussing the fateful decision in last year’s World Series involving now-former Rays pitcher Blake Snell, how the front office has continued to keep the franchise competitive in a division where other teams can throw around money willy-nilly, when fans might see uber-prospect Wander Franco, and what the latest is regarding a new stadium in the region.
Steve Carney is the founder and publisher of St. Pete Nine. One of the people most associated with baseball coverage in Tampa Bay, he spent 13 seasons covering the Rays for flagship radio station WDAE, first as producer of Rays Radio broadcasts, then as beat reporter beginning in 2011. He likes new analytics and aged bourbon, and is the owner of one of the ugliest knuckleballs ever witnessed by baseball scouts.
