PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Any time a player misses action, red flags go up regarding their health.
Evan Longoria wasn't in the Rays' lineup for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, so the question had to be asked of manager Kevin Cash: Is something wrong with the veteran slugger?
"He's fine," Cash said. "It's more or less resting. Long spring. I think Longo, through his maturity, he realizes when his body says it needs a little bit of a rest, and he's trying to recharge everything for Opening Day. Because we know once [the season starts], he's going to want to be out there every day.