Looking for light during a tough train ride at the Trop. Mat covers what's cooking in the minors across Durham, Montgomery, Bowling Green & Charleston. Plus a good look at the pitching of Taj Bradley & Taylor Houck

Mat’s Rays minor League report – Durham Bulls, Montgomery Biscuits, Bowling Green & Charleston River Dogs

• AA – Chandler Simpson – Stealing Bases – on pace to steal 135 bases for the season
• Is Simpson hotter than Carson Williams or Junior Caminero
• Carson Williams, Minor League Player of the Week, is hitting at MLB level
• Owen Wild promoted from Charleston to Bowling Green moving forward with pitching
• Montgomery Biscuits are leading their division
• Bowling Green Hot Rods are leading their division
• A+ & AA is looking strong
• Brailer Guerrero – 17 years old coming up in the FCL – power bat & speed

Back to the Trop

• Taylor Walls coming back soon –
• What does the future look like for a Harold Ramirez &/or Siri exit
• Rosario has taken over Ramirez’s role on field
• Nothing is easy in the AL Beast - .500 is still solid for this stretch of the season
• Pitching – Taj Bradley striking out 8 of 9 in the first 3 innings & then . . .
• Will we see more curveball and location variation from Taj
• Bradley’s hit & miss record is excelling beyond Archer & Snell
• Rafael Devers denied 7 HRs in a role
• Boston Red Sox – did Rays’ scouts see what Jared Duran could do
• The 2-seamer & Red Sox is catching some teams
• Tanner Houck – amazing pitching. Why Red Sox may have not signed extension yet

Special marketing promotions

• Brewfest Sunday at the Trop includes: a seat in the Party Deck and (6) drink tickets – each good for a 4 oz. pour from regional and local breweries
• Yankees George Costanza bobblehead promotion – Seinfeld
• Montgomery Biscuits – Lowe Bros bobble head

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