Secret to the Rays’ success? Joe Maddon says it’s obvious

The ability to regularly get good returns in the high volume number of trades they make is huge.

“What I think I saw is for a bit there, they got away from their DNA, trying to get a little bit more offensive,” he said.

“I know their defense has not been up to snuff 100 percent, which is kind of unusual.

“Isn’t interesting when David is always beating Goliath? I would think that you’d really build up this spectacular cult following here,” Maddon said.

“Erik, to me, was one of the strongest voices even back then ,” Maddon said.

⋅ There were a record 61,305 orders for the Topps Now! Card, available for only 24 hours, from Franco’s debut, per sports business/betting reporter Darren Rovell.

… Ex-Ray Fred McGriff was among those sending videos congratulating Joe Maddon on being inducted into the Sports Club of Tampa Bay Hall of Fame, joking he was glad he never played for him since he’d probably have been platooned.

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