Saturday, June 4, 2011

Tampa Bay Rays

1B  Carlos Pena – Slugged 144 HRs for Tampa Bay from 2007 to 2010.
2B  Ben Zobrist – Back to back seasons with 90+ walks (2009-10); batted .297 in ’09.
SS  Jason Bartlett – Batted .320 with 14 HRs in 2009.
3B  Evan Longoria – Three-time All-Star; won 2008 AL Rookie of the Year.
OF  Randy Winn – An All-Star in 2002 when he batted .298 with 14 HRs and 27 SBs.
OF  Carl Crawford – Batted .296 for Tampa; stole 50+ bases 5 times; led the AL in triples 4 times.
OF  B.J. Upton – Hit .300 in 2007; stole 40+ bases 3 years in a row (2008-2010).
C  Toby Hall – Decent hitting catcher for Tampa Bay from 2001-2006.
DH  Aubrey Huff – Twice batted .300 for Tampa; drove in 100+ runs in 2003 and 2004.
Bench  Fred McGriff – Drove in 291 runs and hit 78 HRs from 1998 to 2000.
Pitcher  David Price – Won 19 games in 2010 with a 2.72 ERA.
Pitcher  Scott Kazmir – Compiled a 55-44 record in five and a half years with the Rays.
Pitcher  James Shields – Won 14 games for the 2008 AL pennant winners; won 16 and led the AL in complete games in 2011.
Closer  Roberto Hernandez – Somehow saved 101 games during the franchise’s first three years (1998-2000).

If the Rays continue as a perennial contender in the AL East, this roster will likely see a few new names in the coming years.

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