But the Rays are a team that looks at everything -- from payroll to roster composition -- in three-year chunks, not one-year increments. So one baseball man familiar with their thinking says there is just about "zero chance" that they would decline Crawford's option and make him a free agent. If that puts them over budget, they would simply compensate by adjusting their payroll down the road by infusing more young players.
Earlier in the season, the thought of trading Crawford at the deadline didn't bother me. Now, though....it's tougher to accept.
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Other Teams are Tracking Wheeler’s availability!
by FreeZorilla on May 8, 2009 10:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd take a PTBNL
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by Tommy Rancel on May 8, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa wait
Could a Dan Wheeler or J.P. Howell be a candidate to get moved? Not likely, but there are clubs tracking both of them.
One of those names is not like the other.
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by Tommy Rancel on May 8, 2009 10:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Right.
JP Howell lacks savvy veteran leadership qualities
Until Next Time,
The Sports Chief
by Top Gun Numba 1 on May 8, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Its All Good
No way JP goes anywhere. I’d track him too. He’s fun to follow.
by FreeZorilla on May 8, 2009 11:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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