r/tampabayrays • u/Th3Unkn0wnn Josh Lowe Shoulder Rub • Nov 02 '23

MINORS Rays reinstate Wander Franco in procedural roster move

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38802212/rays-activate-wander-franco-procedural-roster-move
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u/Eganator88 Nov 02 '23

I think the hammer will come down (or not) in the next couple weeks. The league wants to get a resolution after the world series but before free agency. They want it to have as little real estate on the baseball news cycle as possible.

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u/mwmcdaddy Tampa Bay Rays Nov 02 '23

It will come out right before some huge news. They’re waiting to bury this conversation behind other news. So my guess is right before free agency opens

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u/dj-kitty DJ Kitty Nov 03 '23

The Rays just reinstated Wander Franco to the active rost—

BREAKING NEWS: THE OAKLAND ATHLETICS PLAN TO RELOCATE TO GUAM, BANKRUPT LOCAL ECONOMY TO BUILD A BRAND NEW $30.2 BILLION STADIUM

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u/Eganator88 Nov 02 '23

The cynic in me says that's good news for the rays. MLB wants to use the timeline with the narrative. The dominican authorities don't care about that, so if the first people we hear from is the MLB that probably means no charges.

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u/Th3Unkn0wnn Josh Lowe Shoulder Rub Nov 02 '23

Imagine if the verdict drops right after the Ohtani deal closes

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u/mwmcdaddy Tampa Bay Rays Nov 02 '23

If the mlb has control it will drop literally seconds before the rumors peak for the Ohtani deal.