Early in the off- season Adam Rubin of the Daily News clarified that Brian Stokes is out of options. Stokes was signed by the Rays out of Riverside Community College in 1998 and made his first major league appearance in 2006. Although he only has 1 1/2 years of major league service, he spent six ...
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