ST. PETERSBURG -- Tropicana Field still bears the markings of its recent use as a football stadium. Out along the right-field wall is one set of goal posts. Along the third-base line is the other. Between the two, the turf is detailed with yard markers. Where the mound usually is, there's a circle of discolored turf.
Baseball, however, returned to the Rays' home this week. The organization is hosting a winter development program for 20 select Minor League players that began Monday and will conclude Friday.
Among the notable players attending are former second-round pick Brent Honeywell, last year's first-round selection Garrett Whitley and onetime top international prospect Adrian Rondon.