Will Carroll with some Laird and Baldelli talk

Will Carroll had an interesting note in his column yesterday, on a topic we've touched on recently: The Rays hope to have Rocco Baldelli back on September 1, when rosters expand. The flexibility that expansion allows will give them a chance to play and rest Baldelli in ways that they can't with a 25-man active roster that includes 12 pitchers. Joe Maddon isn't going to lead a change back to ... [link]