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| quote: | Originally posted by King Ecnal
With teams like the Marlins unloading...
Why aren't teams or the RAYS trying to shop Carl Crawford???
Cause of his contract???? It's not that big... I'd love to see Crawford in a big market... |
I LOVE Carl Crawford, one of my fav players outside of the Yankees. Here's a snippet from the Yankees website about that very question that I think answers it quite well:
What are the chances that the Yankees could make a trade for Carl Crawford?
-- James W., Yonkers, N.Y.
I get this question a lot, and I never understand where it comes from. Yes, the Devil Rays have a number of players in the outfield, including Crawford, Rocco Baldelli, Joey Gathright, Aubrey Huff, Jonny Gomes and Damon Hollins. But they also have position flexibility with some of these players, such as Huff's ability to play the corner infield spots, Hollins' play at third base and Gomes in the DH spot.
If Tampa Bay was going to deal any of these players, Huff would likely be the first to go, as he will be a free agent next year. Crawford signed a four-year, $15.25 million deal with the Rays last spring which will keep him in Tampa Bay through 2008.
Crawford, who is just 24, is set to earn $2.5 million in 2006, $4 million in 2007 and $5.25 million in 2008. A pretty good bargain for a player that has averaged more than 100 runs scored, 13 homers, 66 RBIs, 52 stolen bases and an average just under .300 in the past two seasons.
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