QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Sep 9, 2006 -> 12:41 AM)
Consider this from a Devil Rays point of view.
Right now they have a SS/3B combo of Ben Zobrist and B.J Upton. Now they've tried Upton at SS for a few years and it just hasn't worked. So they're going to give him 3B for the next 5-10 years I would imagine. Now he's not hitting well and he has 11 Errors in 29 games, but I would imagine they'll still give him as much time as possible to let him settle into that position.
If they think right now, "No Upton's never going to be good enough for SS and 3B" then yeah they could be interested in Fields but I don't see it. They certainly don't have room in the OF for him with Baldelli, Young, Gomes just to name a few there.
They're trying to build around young pitching, hence why they've made deals for the likes of J.P Howell and Mitch Talbot.
All I know is that Greg Norton was their DH tonight. Need an upgrade long-term.