Returning Tight Ends:
Kellen Winslow – 5 years ($6.725 million, $8.29 million, then $16 million split between 3 years I think)
Jerramy Stevens – 1 year, $1.4 million
John Gilmore – 1 year, $1.25 million
Ryan Purvis – minimum
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Status/Needs:
Winslow was easily the top receiver on the team last year and was quick to develop chemistry with Josh Freeman, catching [...]

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We’ve reached the final article in this series leading up to the 2010 Tampa Bay Rays season. But the last unit is arguably the most important for the team’s success. Any fan who has watched the team for the past three years have seen how important the bullpen is. There was no denying the impact [...]

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Spring Training has officially started!  Pitchers and catchers have reported and the first game is a little over a week away. The Rays will meet the Oriols on March 3rd. So far the biggest news have been lots of stadium talk, but just the same old talk, the reveal of a new powder blue home [...]

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Returning Linebackers:
Niko Koutouvides – undisclosed; made $627,000 in ’09
Lee Robinson – minimum
Adam Hayward – 1 year $550,000
Geno Hayes – 2 years ($470,000 and $555,000)
Barrett Ruud – RFA
Matt McCoy – RFA
Quincy Black – 1 year $550,000
Rod Wilson – RFA
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* Angelo Crowell – free agent (“earned” nearly $3 million from the Bucs in ’09)

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Maybe it is the odd hour, but it hit me that after four years doing this site, the show and various other activities around the area focused on my beloved Bucs, I have not said thank you enough. From our regular readers/viewers/listeners, to the extended staff and support crew, this is truly a passion project [...]

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Bad news to anybody hoping to keep Crawford around after this season. Stuart Sternberg has said publicly that the team’s payroll will be reduced quite a bit next year. It’s at $72 million in 2010 but according to Sternberg it will drop to below $60 million in 2011. He said they out-spent themselves last year [...]

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Less than a week to go until pitchers and catchers report. Before I start getting into the Rays outfielders a couple of things worth mentioning has happened over the weekend.
First, the arbitration hearings between the Rays and Upton were held on Friday and the verdict came Saturday. The committee ended up ruling in favor of [...]

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Returning Quarterbacks:
Josh Freeman – entering second of five year contract
Josh Johnson – 2 years ($512,000, $600,000)
Byron Leftwich (for now) – 1 year ($2 million)
Rudy Carpenter – minimum
 

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One of the names that even people who don’t follow the Rays or even baseball at all will probably recognize anyway is Evan Longoria. An all around good guy who was a highly ranked prospect who has lived up to everything we were promised from the moment he and his bat hit the majors. Third [...]

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Jason Bartlett was one of the key components to the Rays success in 2008. He helped shore up one of the most important positions defensively and has been a solid contributor ever since. It is going to be an interesting position to watch in spring training. Both to see if Bartlett can keep up his [...]

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