@jakelarsen @ECloskyWTSP @TheELBushman It's all paid for by tourism dollars and this will have literal money coming back to area, just like The Battery.
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เข้าร่วม Ekim 2011
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I don't understand why local Tampa residents continue to think that they are paying extra for the new stadium. @ECloskyWTSP @TheELBushman @Trifected
Grok@grok
The draft term sheet proposes the $750M county + $250M city contributions (total public share ~$1.065B) come from: - Hillsborough's existing 0.5% Community Investment Tax (sales tax revenue already collected from purchases by residents and visitors; reallocated via bonds, not general funds). - Hillsborough's 6% Tourist Development Tax (primarily on hotel/short-term rentals, paid mostly by out-of-town visitors). - Tax increment financing from future property tax growth in the new development district around the stadium site. No new taxes or rate increases on local residents. The document explicitly states the city/county won't risk general funds or money already committed to other projects. It's redirection of current/projected revenues, not additional out-of-pocket costs for locals.
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Daniel Pierce belts his first pro homer 💪
The 2025 first-round draft pick and @RaysPlayerDev No. 6 prospect has the power potential to become a star 👀
(🎥@ChasRiverDogs)
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@ltw0303 What I'm not seeing: a good positional player coming back in a trade for pitching. Need more bats
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@ltw0303 Biggest key: The returns have to hit, right? If pitching is their currency to upgrade own roster and shore up other needs, they have to hit.
Springs for Boyle? Hard to not see that as a solid trade
Bradley for Jax? Jury still out
Baz for prospect haul? Too early
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And I get it, they are getting big offers. Snell, Baz , even Springs because you get that Comp A pick. But so far what do Rays have to show for it ? Can it still come right ? Sure but sooner or later reshuffling the deck is just reshuffling the deck. What’s the plan ?
Luke Williamson@ltw0303
The amount of controllable pitching the Rays have dealt is starting to get out of control. And yet no one …I mean no one in Tampa media asks about it. Erik might have a fair answer…but it needs to be asked . You can be respectful and ask a legitimate ?
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@ltw0303 The key for all development: the counter to the counter
If not just a hot streak, teams will change how they attack you. If you have a counter to their counter, the breakout is real.
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If we can stop sending controllable starting pitching to the Twins that would be awesome. I will say though historically April is Taj's best month. We will see
Nick Pollack@PitcherList
Ryan Amore (@JumpingJeets) eyes Taj Bradley and another impressive young pitcher in this Thursday's Waiver Wire. pitcherlist.com/fantasy-baseba…
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This animal was ‘competent’ enough to vote.
He was ‘competent’ enough to get welfare.
He was ‘competent’ enough to get public housing.
He was ‘competent’ enough to get EBT.
He was ‘competent’ enough to get free bus rides.
He was ‘competent’ enough to acquire a murder weapon.
He was ‘competent’ enough to slice a girls throat in an instant.
He was ‘competent’ enough to immediately brag about murdering “that white girl.”
This animal was ‘competent’ enough to stand trial for 14 (!!!!) previous violent offenses and be set free.
But now that he’s facing the death penalty he’s miraculously ‘incompetent’ and cannot be judged.
My blood is boiling.
Impeach and punish the corrupt judges who allowed this violent repeat offender to be free to kill Iryna.
Federal charges better stick and deliver the death penalty to this monster, who was caught on camera committing racial hate murder. Make it a public execution.
End this madness. We cannot share a society with these people. Kill evil.
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@kasperrcox @JPPetersonshow @daniel_frenden Somehow every other team doesn't have this level of difficulty. Rays are literally the worst in MLB at this to begin the year.
Most of this is fundamentals. They didn't come into this season ready to play. Period.
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@JPPetersonshow @Trifected @daniel_frenden If you put defensive players (Walls, Mangum) out in the field fans bitch when they don’t hit. If you put a team out on the field that’s 5th in MLB in hits but they kick the ball around fans bitch. WTH are Cash and the FO supposed to do. 🙄
Fans are going to bitch regardless
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If we had real reporters, #Rays media should be asking and calling out the sloppy play and poor defense of a team that prides itself on pitching and defense & hold Cash and FO accountable.
This is poor preparation in ST on fundamentals.
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Some good questions w/Rays twitter today:
1) Caminero, Aranda, Rasmussen
2) McClanahan -- once shows healthy enough, trade for a dynamic OF w/ MOH potential...I'm struggling to find a second player I would trade...maybe a prospect for prospect deal
Jacob Larsen@jakelarsen
@grok If you were the #Rays new owners and you had to choose 3 players on the #Rays to sign to extensions and 2 players to trade in the offseason and get the most value without hurting the long-term vision of the organization, who would you choose? You can't choose the same twice
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This is fascinating discussion to me. In the moment I do Cruz/Ryan trade 10 times out of 10. The process was sound--results just didn't follow.
Taj? Openly admitted he didn't put in the work (never watched/read scouting reports).
Sanchez trade was...oof.
Joel@JoelFourBases
Joe Ryan for Nelson Cruz Cris Sanchez for Mead Tai Bradley for Griffin Jax Snell for Patino & Mejia Civale for Gregory Barrios If Hopkins doesn’t pan out from the Randy move, we’ve arguably not won a trade for 5,6 years. Front office is still living off the Archer robbery
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And more #Rays defensive miscues. Though, this one was going to be a L due to the late scratch of Ras.
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I think the #Rays are tough loving him because of his ceiling and pushing him to reach it. They were hard on him for his defense last year and hard on him for not being ready for leadoff.
Their approach is paying off.
Off The Trop@OffTheTrop
Chandler Simpson’s development in year 2 has been so impressive. We saw the great bat-to-ball skills last season, but the improved defense has made such an impact. 2025: -9 DRS -5 OAA -6 FRV 2026: 3 DRS 2 OAA 2 FRV Obviously a really small sample, but it looks like Chandler can be a real + defender in the outfield. #RaysUp #MLB
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Could be worse, #Rays fans. Could be Red Sox fans 😂
Underdog MLB@UnderdogMLB
Red Sox start the season 2-7. Fans: "Sell the team, sell the team!"
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@TBRaysCentral The stubbornness is strong with this leadership.
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Stubborn #Rays keeping Mullins in the middle of the lineup. The dude is washed at the plate, hasn't had a competitive AB.
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Today would be a good day for the #Rays to remember how to play defense again...
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The Rays lead MLB in errors with 12 (next closest: LAA with 8) and rank second in SB allowed with 12.
This team simply isn’t built to overcome defense this poor. The Rays made a conscious effort to improve the defense from last season and that hasn’t come into fruition. Things will have to change quickly if they want to compete this year.
Important to remember it’s a long season and we still have 155 games left. Even teams that win 85+ games go through rough stretches this like this.
Let’s hope adjustments/improvements come soon. #RaysUp #MLB
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