Wilson Ramos and A New Stadium...

There's nothing better than a good ole' fashion wake and bake. I find myself on the porch every morning hitting the bong to get the brain functioning at high altitudes and ascending into the day with the right frame of mind in tact.
"I'm going to go get us some coffee darling,"
"Okay, have fun!" Strawberry says.
I took a stroll down into 7th and take note of all of The Rays flags and stuff cluttered on bars, breweries and buildings. Is this for real? Word is on the street they are revealing everything today as to how it will look and how everything is going to be financed. I am curious to see how this pans out considering that The City of Tampa doesn't really have any money to throw at another stadium and no one wants another Raymond James Stadium nightmare that screws the taxpayers. I could care less either way, as long as I cut out my little niche in life, perhaps that is enough is it not?
This dude from the Philippines ran Bind Tiger Cafe on 7th and what's nice about going in there are the odd haircuts, the trendy clothes and the stark vibe of emptiness. The staff is always friendly and I like to think I flirt with the barista in a childish way without her even knowing because when you're eighteen, you're retarded.

I sat down and read about last night's walk off in thanks to a Kevin Kiermaier triple that led to a D-Rob walk off single up the middle. Is it me or do the Detroit Tigers not play very good in the dome anymore? No matter the case, there's a slot in the roster that I cannot help but to definitively gaze over and that is the spot of Wilson Ramos. Sure, The Rays have some depth in the catcher position but after awhile, you really do need to sprinkle your team with some veteran leadership. Just from seeing Rene Pinto in High A and knowing Nick Ciuffo is crushing down in Durham, it still makes you wonder why wouldn't they keep him?
Simple. Money.  Ramos is signed for 2 yrs/12.5M$ and the Rays could give him a qualifying offer but nothing worth that he knows he's worth. Homeboy is looking for a multiyear deal and trying to get paid. Dude is thirty and only getting older. Might as well get paid now in order to cruise into retirement from baseball one day. What does this do for the Rays? Well...you could go a couple of routes. Trade the guy and get some more highly touted pitching prospects from a team that has them. If they do trade him, they should target The Brewers, The Dodgers, The Braves or even The Boston Red Sox. Let's be real, if you're in the front office, you know that we are not going to the Post Season (this year) so might at well maximize when value is ultra omega high. Some have debated this but I still think you'll get some top tier prospects if you trade Ramos to the right team. The Nats are in a win now mode, have traded a lot of their system already thus do not have the prospects you really want. So let's be real, The Rays have already loaded the system with a plethora of middle infielders so they should target some more OFers and pitchers because you can never have enough pitching.
Option B would be dig up everything in your pockets and sign homeboy to a long term deal. Why let him walk? He's valuable in every sense and if you're trying to make a run in the next coming years, Wilson Ramos is the dude you want with this young pitching staff and team. Jesus Sucre provides nice back up depth but Wilson is your everyday guy. Let's be real. Wilson can hit, dude can call a game and is good enough with the glove to make dreams come true. Wilson is slashing .291/.341/.471 and is an All-Star (again).

I felt good about all of the thoughts that just came to mind, downed the rest of my coffee and headed home. The sun was out, a new stadium was possibly in the mix and a handful of Rays were about to get dealt. Life is good.