I don't see the Rays doing that or C.C. excepting it. Even though he says what he says, I doubt he seriously wants to lock up his future in Tampa Bay. Let's face it, before 2008 we weren't winners. We never were. Crawford experienced that. Now, he's experienced what it's like to win. However, he knows that his chances of winning are to go to different teams and not stay with the same one for the rest of his career. The Rays might get back to losing and we may have to deal with it, but C.C. wants to win I am sure. Every player cares about the money, even if they say they don't, and as much as I like C.C. as a person and an athlete I think the chances of him going anywhere but where he will make the most money are slim. Don't worry about him playing in pinstripes though. The Yankees are pushing for Lee, they don't have much interest in C.C. Look for the Angels to push hard for C.C., and maybe some other teams with high payroll. In my opinion, the best way to go about it if you want to resign C.C. is to try to resign him for one more year. Ask him to come back for one more year, one more push for the World Series. I doubt it'll happen, that Friedman and his crew would even offer that since they always talk about how NOT to push for just one year, but that, in my opinion, would be the best way to re-sign C.C. To get everyone together (including Soriano) and ask them to just give it ONE more shot. We might would not win even if it happened, but to me it would be worth a shot.