[EVAN LONGORIA] Rays Sign Evan Longoria To Long-Term Extension

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Babes Love Baseball found this 4/19/2008 on www.raysindex.com [flag]
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports is reporting that the Tampa Bay Rays have reached an agreement with Evan Longoria on a long-term contract. The details of the contract are not yet known, but it is believed that the deal will be for six years in the $17 million range with option scenarios that will enable the Rays to buy out two years of Longoria's free agency. The contract, to be announced at 1 ... [link]

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Rays Hook Up Longoria
Published 4/19/2008 by Sooze at Babes Love Baseball
... third overall in the 2006 amateur draft, the 22-year-old stud was called up from the AAA Durham Bulls last Saturday to make his big league debut, and has 7 hits, a homer and 4 RBIs for a .304 average. In other Rays news, the club claimed first baseman Dan Johnson off waivers from Oakland Athletics Friday. Johnson hit .236 with 18 homers and 62 RBIs in his first full major league season last year with the A's. [MLB.com] | [The Heater] | [Rays Index]

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After playing in just six major league games, Tampa Bay Rays rookie third baseman Evan Longoria agreed to a $17.5 million, six-year contract on Friday.
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3 days ago ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Rookie third baseman Evan Longoria and the Tampa Bay Rays agreed Friday to a $17.5 million, six-year contract, a deal that could be worth up to $44.5 million over nine seasons. Taken third overall in the 2006 ...
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