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"We've spent a lot of time and energy on it and will continue to do so, and obviously there are a...

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"We've spent a lot of time and energy on it and will continue to do so, and obviously there are a lot of variables at play," executive vice president Andrew Friedman said Friday. "But I'm cautiously optimistic that we'll be able to line up on something that helps us in 2011 and gets in front of one of our to-do items this offseason."

Tampa Bay Rays more likely to take buyers stance as trade deadline approaches Marc Tomkin gets some interesting, yet always cryptic, quotes from Friedman about their strategy for the coming trade deadline.