Longoria May Start Season In AAA

The St. Petersburg Times speculates that Evan Longoria will begin the season at Triple-A, with Willy Aybar starting at third base for the Rays.

St. Petersburg Times

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Kazmir Won't Be Ready for Opening Day

Scott Kazmir will not start for the Rays when their season begins March 31 at Baltimore.  The lefty has been slowed by an elbow strain and had his first scheduled Spring Training start Sunday pushed back.

ESPN.com

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Suspensions for Yanks, Rays

Yankees first baseman Shelley Duncan and outfielder Melky Cabrera were suspended for three games following Wednesday's bench-clearing incident.  Tampa Bay's Jonny Gomes was suspended for two games.  All players were fined as were Yankee skipper Joe Girardi and coaches Bobby Meacham and Kevin Long.

MLB.com

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Bad Blood In Tampa

Well, we've got a situation developing in Spring Training, and I have to say, I'm not on the Yanks' side for this one. Today, the Yanks double-A catcher, Francisco Cervelli, fractured his wrist on a collision at the plate with Tampa Bay's Elliot Johnson.
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Baldelli Has More Hamstring Issues

Rocco Baldelli won't play either of the next two days and couldn't pin down when he might return to the lineup.

Tampa Tribune

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• Mitchell Report Probably Won't Lead To Suspensions (02/29/2008)
• Scott Kazmir To Miss Two Weeks (02/27/2008)
• Elbow Problems For Kazmir? (02/26/2008)
• Non-Roster Guys With a Shot - Part 3 (02/21/2008)
• Rays Sign Hinske to ML Deal (02/06/2008)
• Rays Sign Trever Miller (02/06/2008)