Phil Rogers, thinks the D-rays are going to make a run at Lidge, and turn him into a starter, now i know looper is starting but come on. He also thinks the rays would have to give up Carl Crawford or Rocco Baldelli; wow, how does this guy have a job, honestly.
The rays give up one of their talented, young, cheap and long contracted OFers for a project closer with 2 years left and $5.35M price tag this year.
I could see the rays moving one of them but there would have to be more from the Astros coming back and i would think Tim Purpura would be a bit gun shy after the rays got Ben Zobrist & Mitch Talbot for Huff.
Something along the lines of Lidge, J.R. Towles & Jimmy Barthmaier/Matt Albers
i doubt they'd be able to pry pence, but you never know, Crawford and Baldelli are cost effective and are only going to get better.