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Rays look to the future by signing Garrett Whitley

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It may take years in its arrival, but the Tampa Bay Rays may have help for their anemic offense on the way. The Rays signed their No. 1 draft pick, high school center fielder Garrett Whitley, to a contract Wednesday afternoon. Whitley, 18, was taken 13th in baseball’s recent draft. He will join the Gulf Coast Rays. “Garrett has all the tools we look for in a young prospect both physically and mentally,” said Rays’ director of scouting R.J. Harrison.…

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Bucs draft linemen to protect Jameis Winston

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TAMPA As of now, they are his two best friends. They are supposed to protect his back. They are supposed to keep him safe. They are supposed to block out the sun. They are Jameis Winston’s new offensive linemen. This time, you can only hope that the Bucs  and coach Lovie Smith got it right. The Bucs, hours after signing Winston to a contract, spent second-round choices on offensive tackle Donovan Smith from Penn State and guard Ali Marpet of…

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Jameis Winston will bring pain to Bucs or foes

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The Bucs are convinced they can finally give their opponents a headache. Thursday night, they believe, they finally drafted a real quarterback. They finally brought in an arm. They finally picked a guy who can turn a close loss into a close win. Others, however, wonder if they have signed up for their own headache. That’s the thing about the NFL. Nothing is completely comfortable, and nothing stays there for long. Maybe you worry about the character of Jameis Winston, the…

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Bucs need to be smart during draft week

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It’s genius week at One Buc Place. It’s the week when everyone admires your brain. Throughout the history of the Tampa Bay Bucs, of course, there have been a lot of mental lapses. But no one ever talks about them during draft week. The week the Bucs drafted Bo Jackson, why, they were the smartest kids in the room. No one knew he was going to play baseball instead. The week they picked Keith McCants, the Bucs were golden. They…

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