Mat Germain
@matgermain.bsky.social
Proud Canadian #ElbowsUp, Father to two outstanding girls
Healthcare should be well funded and non-profit
Will fight ignorance & hatred in any way possible.
Covering #Rays since '12 through @BaseballBiz Podcast (current)
SB Nation & Fansided (past)
Healthcare should be well funded and non-profit
Will fight ignorance & hatred in any way possible.
Covering #Rays since '12 through @BaseballBiz Podcast (current)
SB Nation & Fansided (past)
Pinned
#WorldBaseballClassic is very close & I'm starting to get intrigued by #Canada 's potential roster makeup. With Vladdy jr wearing #Canadian jersey into the stadium Game 7 & signing a long-term deal, could he finally make the leap & play for #Canada?
Let's look at the others on team #Canada
(thread)
Let's look at the others on team #Canada
(thread)
2025, #MLB players made approx $5.075 Billion
2025, #MLB revenues are over $12.5 Billion (reported)
#MLB players get ~ 40% of #MLB revenues
Solution to next CBA?
#MLBPA agree to salary cap, demand open books, and that 50% of #MLB revenues go to player salaries
Increases salaries by 1.175 Billion
2025, #MLB revenues are over $12.5 Billion (reported)
#MLB players get ~ 40% of #MLB revenues
Solution to next CBA?
#MLBPA agree to salary cap, demand open books, and that 50% of #MLB revenues go to player salaries
Increases salaries by 1.175 Billion
December 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Canada’s border agency release 2025 stats show how little CBSA was able to locate as compared to the level of Fentanyl occurrences across the country. So the question for #Canada is this: how is Fentanyl getting in? The answer: through the #UnitedStates, mainly into #Ontario, and not the West coast
December 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Canada’s border agency release 2025 stats show how little CBSA was able to locate as compared to the level of Fentanyl occurrences across the country. So the question for #Canada is this: how is Fentanyl getting in? The answer: through the #UnitedStates, mainly into #Ontario, and not the West coast
Anyone who believes it's too risky to call up Jacob Fowler quite simply hasn't watched him goal-tend. He's better than what #Habs have aboard, and imo he will become their #1 option in very short period of time. The best G #Canadiens have called on since Patrick Roy was shoved out by Mario Tremblay.
December 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Anyone who believes it's too risky to call up Jacob Fowler quite simply hasn't watched him goal-tend. He's better than what #Habs have aboard, and imo he will become their #1 option in very short period of time. The best G #Canadiens have called on since Patrick Roy was shoved out by Mario Tremblay.
#Rays just signed Steven Jakob Matz...
That's right folks, they've added another J name.
Review of those J names:
Steven Jakob Matz, Joe Rock, Joe Boyle, Jesse Scholtens, Jake Mangum, Josh Lowe, Jadher Areinamo, Jake Woodford, Jackson Baumeister, Jacob Watter, Jose Urbina, Jacob Kmatz
(con'd)
That's right folks, they've added another J name.
Review of those J names:
Steven Jakob Matz, Joe Rock, Joe Boyle, Jesse Scholtens, Jake Mangum, Josh Lowe, Jadher Areinamo, Jake Woodford, Jackson Baumeister, Jacob Watter, Jose Urbina, Jacob Kmatz
(con'd)
December 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
#Rays just signed Steven Jakob Matz...
That's right folks, they've added another J name.
Review of those J names:
Steven Jakob Matz, Joe Rock, Joe Boyle, Jesse Scholtens, Jake Mangum, Josh Lowe, Jadher Areinamo, Jake Woodford, Jackson Baumeister, Jacob Watter, Jose Urbina, Jacob Kmatz
(con'd)
That's right folks, they've added another J name.
Review of those J names:
Steven Jakob Matz, Joe Rock, Joe Boyle, Jesse Scholtens, Jake Mangum, Josh Lowe, Jadher Areinamo, Jake Woodford, Jackson Baumeister, Jacob Watter, Jose Urbina, Jacob Kmatz
(con'd)
What this means:
13% of pitcher who got selected by #Rays between 2019 and 2022 made it to #MLB. And of those who did make it, only half got significant playing time.
So 93% of what #Rays brought in pitching wise over that time did not make an impactful change on any team.
13% of pitcher who got selected by #Rays between 2019 and 2022 made it to #MLB. And of those who did make it, only half got significant playing time.
So 93% of what #Rays brought in pitching wise over that time did not make an impactful change on any team.
December 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
If #Mets land Kyle Tucker, they should also add their youth:
SS Francisco Lindor
LF Kyle Tucker
RF/DH Juan Soto
1B/DH Mark Vientos
2B Marcus Semien
C Francisco Alvarez
3B Brett Baty
DH/OF Carson Benge *
CF Jett Williams *
---
C Luis Torrens
UT Ronny Mauricio
UT A.J. Ewing *
OF Tyrone Taylor
SS Francisco Lindor
LF Kyle Tucker
RF/DH Juan Soto
1B/DH Mark Vientos
2B Marcus Semien
C Francisco Alvarez
3B Brett Baty
DH/OF Carson Benge *
CF Jett Williams *
---
C Luis Torrens
UT Ronny Mauricio
UT A.J. Ewing *
OF Tyrone Taylor
December 11, 2025 at 9:35 AM
If #Mets land Kyle Tucker, they should also add their youth:
SS Francisco Lindor
LF Kyle Tucker
RF/DH Juan Soto
1B/DH Mark Vientos
2B Marcus Semien
C Francisco Alvarez
3B Brett Baty
DH/OF Carson Benge *
CF Jett Williams *
---
C Luis Torrens
UT Ronny Mauricio
UT A.J. Ewing *
OF Tyrone Taylor
SS Francisco Lindor
LF Kyle Tucker
RF/DH Juan Soto
1B/DH Mark Vientos
2B Marcus Semien
C Francisco Alvarez
3B Brett Baty
DH/OF Carson Benge *
CF Jett Williams *
---
C Luis Torrens
UT Ronny Mauricio
UT A.J. Ewing *
OF Tyrone Taylor
For all the praise #Rays get about pitcher development, it certainly isn't based on players they've drafted. They've depended almost entirely on P other teams selected & developed, making adjustments once with #Rays. So the praise really should go to the AAA & #MLB level development.
December 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
On this day in 2020, #Rays traded 1B Nate Lowe, 1B Jake Guenther and Carl Chester to #TexasRangers for C Heriberto Hernandez, SS Osleivis Basabe and RF Alexander Ovalles.
So essentially the #Rays traded Nate for no #MLB level return.
So essentially the #Rays traded Nate for no #MLB level return.
a baseball game is being played in front of a sign that says citi field
ALT: a baseball game is being played in front of a sign that says citi field
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
On this day in 2020, #Rays traded 1B Nate Lowe, 1B Jake Guenther and Carl Chester to #TexasRangers for C Heriberto Hernandez, SS Osleivis Basabe and RF Alexander Ovalles.
So essentially the #Rays traded Nate for no #MLB level return.
So essentially the #Rays traded Nate for no #MLB level return.
Reposted by Mat Germain
America is a criminal enterprise now. There's no two ways about it.
December 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
America is a criminal enterprise now. There's no two ways about it.
Reposted by Mat Germain
Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
nbcnews.to
December 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I think it’s much easier for them to do so now tgat #Canada was signed into the #SAFE program. Europe needs a safe manufacturing point yo continuously maintain supplies of drones. As does #Ukraine.
"The big question for Europe is: when are you gonna fight back, guys?" ask former Obama staffers Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes.
"He doesn't respect you, he's interfering in your political affairs, he's talking shit...at some point stop lathering him with praise"
open.spotify.com/episode/6USY...
"He doesn't respect you, he's interfering in your political affairs, he's talking shit...at some point stop lathering him with praise"
open.spotify.com/episode/6USY...
December 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
When #UnitedStates get #Venezuelan oil for free are they still going to buy oil from #Canada?
No.
Someone please tell the First Nations & #BritishColumbia.
No.
Someone please tell the First Nations & #BritishColumbia.
December 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
When #UnitedStates get #Venezuelan oil for free are they still going to buy oil from #Canada?
No.
Someone please tell the First Nations & #BritishColumbia.
No.
Someone please tell the First Nations & #BritishColumbia.
I think it’s cute that they want us to believe that they can’t simply look that information up using facial recognition. Everything is traceable now.
US President Donald Trump’s plan to require tourists to hand over their social media data ahead of next year’s World Cup generated outrage.
Trump’s ‘chilling’ social media snooping rule imperils World Cup, critics warn
“Even the worst authoritarian states in the world do not have such an official policy,” Irish centrist MEP Barry Andrews said.
www.politico.eu
December 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I think it’s cute that they want us to believe that they can’t simply look that information up using facial recognition. Everything is traceable now.
December 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Remember this:
Trump's goal is to weaken and destroy the U.S. economy while enriching himself and his family. Everything else is cannon fodder. Completely destroying your tourism industry is one of the easiest way to annihilate your economy. Yet, #Americans still allow him to be #Potus. #uspoli
Trump's goal is to weaken and destroy the U.S. economy while enriching himself and his family. Everything else is cannon fodder. Completely destroying your tourism industry is one of the easiest way to annihilate your economy. Yet, #Americans still allow him to be #Potus. #uspoli
It’s a dictatorship and this is NOT parody. 🚨‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
Boycott the USA!
Trump to force all foreign tourists to provide FIVE YEARS of social media history before entering the US
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Boycott the USA!
Trump to force all foreign tourists to provide FIVE YEARS of social media history before entering the US
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Trump to force foreign tourists to provide FIVE YEARS of social media
The Trump administration has published a requirement for foreign tourists to give up a half decade of their social media history that may even apply to family members.
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Remember this:
Trump's goal is to weaken and destroy the U.S. economy while enriching himself and his family. Everything else is cannon fodder. Completely destroying your tourism industry is one of the easiest way to annihilate your economy. Yet, #Americans still allow him to be #Potus. #uspoli
Trump's goal is to weaken and destroy the U.S. economy while enriching himself and his family. Everything else is cannon fodder. Completely destroying your tourism industry is one of the easiest way to annihilate your economy. Yet, #Americans still allow him to be #Potus. #uspoli
#Rays do find a taker on Yoniel Curet, and for the second time the #Phillies completely fleece the #Rays
Phillies are acquiring righty Yoniel Curet from the Rays for minor-league reliever Tommy McCollum, sources said. Curet, 23, had been DFAd by Tampa Bay. Plus fastball, but control issues. Could be reliever. Goes on 40-man roster. Has a minor-league option.
December 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Between Taylor Ward and Pete Alonso, #Orioles have taken all of the pressure off their young guys. The 2026 season is already shaping up completely different in AL East.
December 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Between Taylor Ward and Pete Alonso, #Orioles have taken all of the pressure off their young guys. The 2026 season is already shaping up completely different in AL East.
Alberto was taken in the R5 draft.
#Rays
#Rays
#Rays Rule 5 notes
Possible to see trade prior to R5 (clear space)
Likely lose 1 or more P
(M Johnson, Workman, Reifert, Martin, and/or Watters)
C Levins is one that a team could take a chance on
INF Kinney has lower likeliness, but still possible
INF Colmenarez & Alberto likely taken in minors part
Possible to see trade prior to R5 (clear space)
Likely lose 1 or more P
(M Johnson, Workman, Reifert, Martin, and/or Watters)
C Levins is one that a team could take a chance on
INF Kinney has lower likeliness, but still possible
INF Colmenarez & Alberto likely taken in minors part
December 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Alberto was taken in the R5 draft.
#Rays
#Rays
Link for Rule 5 Draft for fellow nerds who want to follow live:
www.mlb.com/video/live-r...
www.mlb.com/video/live-r...
LIVE: Rule 5 Draft | 12/10/2025
Live coverage of the 2025 Rule 5 Draft from the Winter Meetings in Orlando
www.mlb.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Link for Rule 5 Draft for fellow nerds who want to follow live:
www.mlb.com/video/live-r...
www.mlb.com/video/live-r...