ST. PETERSBURG — All these years later, the Rays’ use agreement at Tropicana Field is 90% completed, and still there is no hint of a long-term stadium solution in sight for Tampa Bay.

There may, however, be a temporary solution. A tourniquet, if you will.

The Rays and St. Petersburg officials need to come together to discuss a short-term extension of the Trop lease.

This would look nothing like the 10-year extension the team proposed earlier this year with the team, the city and Pinellas County each contributing up to $250 million to refurbish the aging stadium.

Instead, this would more closely resemble the team’s one-year agreement at Steinbrenner Field this season.

For however many years they decide on — it could be two seasons, it could be five — the Rays would pay rent, the ci

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