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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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Look who’s on the pitcher’s mound ...

Posted Mar 24, 2010 by Roger Mooney

Updated Mar 24, 2010 at 08:58 AM

... a wheelbarrow for now.

It will be Jeff Niemann this afternoon as the Rays return to Charlotte Sports Park after three days on the road.

The Blue Jays make their second and final trip to Port Charlotte this spring.

The Rays clubhouse is closed this morning for annual player’s union meeting.

At some point this morning, Rays manager Joe Maddon is expected to inform which pitcher (Wade Davis) will be the fifth starter and which (Andy Sonnanstine) will head to the bullpen.

Sean Rodriguez, felled by a migraine headache yesterday in Clearwater, will debut at third base, a position he played last September for the Durham Bulls.

Dioner Navarro is walking without crutches, so there is progress as he battles back from a bruised nerve in his left shin.

Here is the Rays lineup:

Jason Bartlett SS
Carl Crawford LF
Ben Zobrist 2B
Evan Longoria DH
B.J. Upton CF
Gabe Kapler RF
Kelly Shoppach C
Hank Blalock 1B
Sean Rodriguez 3B
Jeff Niemann P