Tampa Bay Rays SHAKE UP Pitching Staff with Steven Matz DEMOTED To Bullpen

About this episode

The episode discusses the Tampa Bay Rays' decision to move Steven Matz to the bullpen as a response to his struggling performance in the starting rotation.

Tampa Bay Rays shake up their pitching rotation as Steven Matz moves to the bullpen following struggling starts—could this be the solution to their rotation woes?

People in this episode

Hosts: Ulises Sambrano, Kevin Weiss

Topics covered

• pitching rotation
• Steven Matz
• bullpen
• baseball
• Tampa Bay Rays

Keywords

• Tampa Bay Rays
• Steven Matz
• pitching staff
• bullpen
• rotation woes

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Organizations: Tampa Bay Rays

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