Source: Rays talking to Johnny Damon By Jerry Crasnick ESPN.com Archive The Tampa Bay Rays are in discussions with free agent Johnny Damon to fill their vacant designated hitter spot and play some left field. But a source familiar with the negotations said a report that Damon is close to agreement on a deal with the club is "very premature." Damon, Manny Ramirez and Vladimir Guerrero are among several prominent veteran designated hitters still on the market. The Rays have been open-minded in their search, according to sources, but have only a limited amount of money to sign another bat. The source said that while a Damon-Rays union "certainly could happen," the two sides are not yet close to an agreement. The 37-year-old Damon hit .271 with eight home runs and 51 RBIs with the Detroit Tigers last season. He has 2,571 career hits in 16 seasons with Kansas City, Oakland, Boston, New York and Detroit. The Yankees and Los Angeles Angels are among the other clubs to have expressed interest in Damon this offseason. Yahoo! Sports reported that Damon and the Rays appear to be closing in on a deal, although some work remains to be done in the talks. Senior writer Jerry Crasnick covers Major League Baseball for ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6045200 --------- http://twitter.com/#!/SI_JonHeyman/status/28502475497545728 #rays, #rangers appear to be most aggressive pursuers of manny http://twitter.com/#!/Ken_Rosenthal/status/28525258264813568 Damon AND Manny or Vlad for #Rays? Could happen. --

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