Tampa Bay Devil Rays Notes, Quotes

--CF Rocco Baldelli, who has been idled a week by a strained left hamstring and has yet to play in the field, is showing some improvement. The Rays hope to determine in the next few days whether Baldelli, who missed the entire 2005 season following knee and elbow surgeries, will be available or on the disabled list come Opening Day. "(Trainer Ron Porterfield) told me he was feeling better," manager Joe Maddon said, "so that was a good thing.

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