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Roger Mooney covers the Tampa Bay Rays for The Tampa Tribune, TBO.com and News Channel 8. He has covered the Rays since their first season in 1998, including 11 years for the Bradenton Herald. Roger has also covered Florida, South Florida and Florida State football, the Bucs and the Lightning.

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Cliff Floyd’s thoughts on CC’s future

Posted Feb 27, 2010 by Roger Mooney

Updated Feb 27, 2010 at 05:04 PM

SIRIUS XM’s MLB Home Plate channel, host Jim Duquette spoke with free agent Cliff Floyd on Friday about Floyd’s former Rays teammate, Carl Crawford, and Crawford’s prospects for re-signing with the Rays.

Host, Jim Duquette: “They talked about negotiating and extending [Crawford’s] contract. It seems like they’re going to table that at least for the time being, maybe for the end of the season. Your thoughts on Carl Crawford? It’s kind of hard for me to imagine him wearing a different uniform. Do you think he’d actually become a free agent?”

Cliff Floyd: “Well, my feeling is I think he will outprice himself in Tampa. Of course, it’s a win-win for CC. My advice to him would be to stay with Tampa because it makes him a ten-five guy and then he can pretty much pick anywhere he wants to go as opposed to being a free agent. But he’s a smart young man and I think the biggest thing he’s got going for himself is the game has changed right into his corner. Defense and stolen bases and batting average and things like that are definitely on his side. So he’s in a win-win. Hopefully he stays healthy and he makes the right decision. I think his decision will probably be that he outprices himself and becomes a free agent. And, of course, the Steinbrenners in New York will be banging at the door to get him.”

Ah, the Yankees.

Floyd is not alone in that opinion.