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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Piece by piece, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays are laying the foundation for what new ownership expects to be a bright future.
Center fielder Rocco Baldelli signed a long-term contract Thursday that guarantees him $9 million over three years and could be worth $32 million for six seasons, a move reflecting principal owner Stuart Sternberg's commitment to keep a promising core of young talent together.
"He and Carl Crawford represent two premier building blocks of the organization," team president Matt Silverman said.
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