2002 Tampa Bay Rays

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W-L Record: 55-106 -- 5th in American League East Manager: Hal McRae Location: St. Petersburg,FL Baseball Stadium: Tropicana Field Top Draft Pick: B.J. Upton (#2) Attendance: 1,065,742 Payroll $34,380,000 Youngest Player: Carl Crawford (20) Oldest Player: Greg Vaughn (36) Longest Tenure: John Flaherty, Esteban Yan, Bobby Smith, Randy Winn (5)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 2002 Tampa Bay Rays

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
3	Brent Abernathy	2B	24	R	R	6-1	185	9/23/1977	Atlanta,Georgia	MLB	2001-2005	215,000
40	Wilson Alvarez	P	32	L	L	6-1	245	3/24/1970	Maracaibo,Venezuela	MLB	1989-2005	8,000,000
37	Brandon Backe	P	24	R	R	6-0	185	4/5/1978	Galveston,Texas	MLB	2002-2009	200,000
45	Dewon Brazelton	P	22	R	R	6-4	214	6/16/1980	Tullahoma,Tennessee	MLB	2002-2006	200,000
38	Lance Carter	P	27	R	R	6-1	190	12/18/1974	Bradenton,Florida	MLB	1999-2006	200,000
46	Jesus Colome	P	23	R	R	6-2	170	3/23/1979	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	2001-2010	215,000
4	Jason Conti	RF-CF	27	L	R	5-11	180	1/27/1975	Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania	MLB	2000-2004	205,000
28	Steve Cox	1B	27	L	L	6-4	222	10/31/1974	Delano,California	MLB	1999-2002	280,000
8	Carl Crawford	LF	20	L	L	6-2	219	8/5/1981	Houston,Texas	MLB	2002-2011	200,000
38	Doug Creek	P	33	L	L	6-0	210	3/1/1969	Winchester,Virginia	MLB	1995-2005	685,000
36	Luis De Los Santos	P	24	R	R	6-2	216	11/1/1977	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	2002-2002	200,000
5	Felix Escalona	SS-2B	23	R	R	6-0	196	3/12/1979	Puerto Cabello,Venezuela	MLB	2002-2005	200,000
6	John Flaherty	C	34	R	R	6-1	200	10/21/1967	New York,New York	MLB	1992-2005	3,250,000
39	Lee Gardner	P	27	R	R	6-0	219	1/16/1975	Hartland,Michigan	MLB	2002-2008	200,000
9	Chris Gomez	SS	31	R	R	6-1	195	6/16/1971	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1993-2008	1,000,000
18	Ben Grieve	RF-LF	26	L	R	6-4	230	5/4/1976	Arlington,Texas	MLB	1997-2005	4,000,000
44	Toby Hall	C	26	R	R	6-3	205	10/21/1975	Tacoma,Washington	MLB	2000-2008	210,000
58	Travis Harper	P	26	L	R	6-4	195	5/21/1976	Harrisonburg,Virginia	MLB	2000-2006	200,000
15	Paul Hoover	C	26	R	R	6-1	210	4/14/1976	Columbus,Ohio	MLB	2001-2010	200,000
19	Aubrey Huff	3B-1B	25	L	R	6-4	220	12/20/1976	Marion,Ohio	MLB	2000-2011	200,000
48	Delvin James	P	24	R	R	6-4	222	1/3/1978	Nacogdoches,Texas	MLB	2002-2002	200,000
54	Jason Jimenez	P	26	R	L	6-2	208	1/10/1976	Modesto,California	MLB	2002-2002	200,000
25	Russ Johnson	3B-2B	29	R	R	5-10	180	2/22/1973	Baton Rouge,Louisiana	MLB	1997-2005	575,000
17	Joe Kennedy	P	23	R	L	6-4	225	5/24/1979	La Mesa,California	MLB	2001-2007	225,000
51	Steve Kent	P	23	B	L	5-11	170	10/3/1978	Frankfurt,Germany	MLB	2002-2002	200,000
52	Tom Martin	P	32	L	L	6-1	200	5/21/1970	Charleston,South Carolina	MLB	1997-2007	200,000
20	David McCarty	1B-LF	32	R	L	6-5	215	11/23/1969	Houston,Texas	MLB	1993-2005	850,000
61	Travis Phelps	P	24	R	R	6-2	170	7/25/1977	Neosho,Missouri	MLB	2001-2004	218,000
33	Damian Rolls	3B-RF	24	R	R	6-2	205	9/15/1977	Manhattan,Kansas	MLB	2000-2004	200,000
24	Ryan Rupe	P	27	R	R	6-5	230	3/31/1975	Houston,Texas	MLB	1999-2003	575,000
10	Jared Sandberg	3B	24	R	R	6-3	185	3/2/1978	Olympia,Washington	MLB	2001-2003	200,000
26	Andy Sheets	SS-2B	30	R	R	6-2	180	11/19/1971	Baton Rouge,Louisiana	MLB	1996-2002	200,000
20	Bobby Smith	3B-OF	28	R	R	6-3	190	5/10/1974	Oakland,California	MLB	1998-2002	255,000
29	Jason Smith	2B-SS	24	L	R	6-3	190	7/24/1977	Meridian,Mississippi	MLB	2001-2009	200,000
59	Jorge Sosa	P	24	B	R	6-2	180	4/28/1978	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	2002-2010	200,000
53	Jason Standridge	P	23	R	R	6-4	217	11/9/1978	Birmingham,Alabama	MLB	2001-2007	200,000
49	Tanyon Sturtze	P	31	R	R	6-5	205	10/12/1970	Worcester,Massachusetts	MLB	1995-2008	295,000
14	Jason Tyner	LF-CF	25	L	L	6-1	170	4/23/1977	Beaumont,Texas	MLB	2000-2008	250,000
23	Greg Vaughn	LF	36	R	R	6-0	202	7/3/1965	Sacramento,California	MLB	1989-2003	8,750,000
41	Paul Wilson	P	29	R	R	6-5	235	3/28/1973	Orlando,Florida	MLB	1996-2005	1,200,000
2	Randy Winn	CF-LF	28	B	R	6-2	175	6/9/1974	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1998-2010	960,000
43	Esteban Yan	P	28	R	R	6-4	230	6/22/1974	Campina del Seibo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1996-2006	1,500,000
60	Victor Zambrano	P	26	R	R	6-0	190	8/6/1975	Los Teques,Venezuela	MLB	2001-2007	215,000

Team Personnel

Jon Bonifay (Scout)
Jim Bonnici (Scout)
Jackie Brown (Pitching Coach)
Kevin Elfering (Scout)
Glenn Ezell (Bullpen Coach)
Tom Foley (Third Base Coach)
Steve Foster (Scout)
R.J. Harrison (National Cross-Checker)
Billy Hatcher (Bench Coach)
Steve Henderson (Roving Hitting Instructor)
Milt Hill (Scout)
Jim Hoff (Minor League Field Coordinator)
Hank King (Scout)
Paul Kirsch (Northwest Scouting Supervisor)
Chuck Lamar (General Manager)
Benny Latino (Scout)
Joe Magrane (Broadcaster)
Lee May (First Base Coach)
Milt May (Hitting Coach)
Hal McRae (Manager)
Paul Olden (Broadcaster)
Enrique Oliu (Broadcaster)
Fred Repke (Scout)
Dewayne Staats (Broadcaster)
Charlie Stowers (Broadcaster)
Craig Weissmann (Scout)
Doug Witt (Scout)

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