2008 Tampa Bay Rays

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W-L Record: 97-65 -- 1st in American League East Manager: Joe Maddon Location: St. Petersburg,FL Baseball Stadium: Tropicana Field Top Draft Pick: Tim Beckham (#1) Attendance: 1,780,791 Payroll $43,820,597 Youngest Player: Reid Brignac (22) Oldest Player: Mike DiFelice (39) Longest Tenure: Carl Crawford (7) Playoffs: Lost World Series (Philadelphia)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 2008 Tampa Bay Rays

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
16	Willy Aybar	IF	25	B	R	6-0	175	3/9/1983	Bani,Dominican Republic	MLB	2005-2010	401,200
5	Rocco Baldelli	CF	26	R	R	6-4	183	9/25/1981	Woonsocket,Rhode Island	MLB	2003-2010	2,250,000
50	Grant Balfour	P	30	R	R	6-2	170	12/30/1977	Sydney,Australia	MLB	2001-2011	min
8	Jason Bartlett	SS	28	R	R	6-2	180	10/30/1979	Mountain View,California	MLB	2004-2011	416,600
24	Kurt Birkins	P	27	L	L	6-2	188	8/11/1980	Canoga Park,California	MLB	2006-2008	397,600
53	Chad Bradford	P	33	R	R	6-5	205	9/14/1974	Jackson,Mississippi	MLB	1998-2009	3,666,666
44	Reid Brignac	SS	22	L	R	6-3	170	1/16/1986	St. Amant,Louisiana	MLB	2008-2011	min
41	Andy Cannizaro	SS	29	R	R	5-10	170	12/19/1978	New Orleans,Louisiana	MLB	2006-2008	min
13	Carl Crawford	LF	26	L	L	6-2	219	8/5/1981	Houston,Texas	MLB	2002-2011	5,375,000
20	Mike DiFelice	C	39	R	R	6-2	205	5/28/1969	Philadelphia,Pennsylvania	MLB	1996-2008	min
27	Scott Dohmann	P	30	R	R	6-1	181	2/13/1978	New Orleans,Louisiana	MLB	2004-2008	412,400
15	Cliff Floyd	LF-OF	35	L	R	6-4	240	12/5/1972	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1993-2009	2,750,000
22	Matt Garza	P	24	R	R	6-3	205	11/11/1983	Selma,California	MLB	2006-2011	404,600
47	Gary Glover	P	31	R	R	6-5	205	12/3/1976	Cleveland,Ohio	MLB	1999-2008	1,075,000
31	Jonny Gomes	OF	27	R	R	6-1	205	11/22/1980	San Francisco,California	MLB	2003-2011	1,275,000
26	Gabe Gross	LF	28	L	R	6-3	205	10/21/1979	Baltimore,Maryland	MLB	2004-2010	414,000
49	Jason Hammel	P	25	R	R	6-6	200	9/2/1982	Greenville,South Carolina	MLB	2006-2011	396,300
37	Nathan Haynes	OF	28	L	L	5-9	170	9/7/1979	Oakland,California	MLB	2007-2008	400,000
41	Michel Hernandez	C	29	R	R	6-0	211	8/12/1978	La Habana,Cuba	MLB	2003-2009	min
32	Eric Hinske	3B	30	L	R	6-2	225	8/5/1977	Neenah,Wisconsin	MLB	2002-2011	800,000
39	J.P. Howell	P	25	L	L	6-0	180	4/25/1983	Modesto,California	MLB	2005-2011	397,400
1	Akinori Iwamura	IF	29	L	R	5-10	176	2/9/1979	Ehime,Japan	MLB	2007-2010	2,400,000
36	Edwin Jackson	P	24	R	R	6-3	190	9/9/1983	Neu-Ulm,Germany	MLB	2003-2011	412,700
28	John Jaso	C	24	L	R	6-2	200	9/19/1983	Chula Vista,California	MLB	2008-2011	min
24	Dan Johnson	1B	28	L	R	6-2	220	8/10/1979	Coon Rapids,Minnesota	MLB	2005-2011	410,000
43	Elliot Johnson	2B	24	B	R	6-0	160	3/9/1984	Safford,Arizona	MLB	2008-2011	390,000
19	Scott Kazmir	P	24	L	L	6-1	170	1/24/1984	Houston,Texas	MLB	2004-2011	3,785,000
3	Evan Longoria	SS	22	R	R	6-2	180	10/7/1985	Downey,California	MLB	2008-2011	min
57	Trever Miller	P	35	R	L	6-4	195	5/29/1973	Louisville,Kentucky	MLB	1996-2011	1,600,000
30	Dioner Navarro	C	24	B	R	5-10	189	2/9/1984	Caracas,Venezuela	MLB	2004-2011	412,500
34	Jeff Niemann	P	25	R	R	6-9	260	2/28/1983	Houston,Texas	MLB	2008-2011	min
23	Carlos Pena	1B	30	L	L	6-2	210	5/17/1978	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	2001-2011	6,000,000
40	Troy Percival	P	38	R	R	6-3	238	8/9/1969	Fontana,California	MLB	1995-2009	3,897,797
38	Fernando Perez	OF	25	R	R	6-1	195	4/28/1983	Elizabeth,New Jersey	MLB	2008-2009	min
14	David Price	P	22	L	L	6-6	215	8/26/1985	Nashville,Tennessee	MLB	2008-2011	min
28	Al Reyes	P	38	R	R	6-1	208	4/10/1970	San Cristobal,Dominican Republic	MLB	1995-2008	2,300,000
9	Shawn Riggans	C	27	R	R	6-2	190	7/25/1980	Fort Lauderdale,Florida	MLB	2006-2009	392,100
10	Justin Ruggiano	OF	26	R	R	6-2	205	4/12/1982	Austin,Texas	MLB	2007-2011	min
11	Jae-Kuk Ryu	P	25	R	R	6-3	185	5/30/1983	Choon Chung Do,Korea	MLB	2006-2008	min
52	Juan Salas	3B	29	R	R	6-2	194	11/7/1978	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	2006-2008	min
33	James Shields	P	26	R	R	6-3	190	12/20/1981	Newhall,California	MLB	2006-2011	1,000,000
21	Andy Sonnanstine	P	25	L	R	6-3	185	3/18/1983	Barberton,Ohio	MLB	2007-2011	395,800
51	Mitch Talbot	P	24	R	R	6-2	175	10/17/1983	Cedar City,Utah	MLB	2008-2011	min
2	B.J. Upton	SS-3B	23	R	R	6-2	170	8/21/1984	Norfolk,Virginia	MLB	2004-2011	412,100
35	Dan Wheeler	P	30	R	R	6-3	222	12/10/1977	Providence,Rhode Island	MLB	1999-2011	2,875,000
18	Ben Zobrist	SS	27	B	R	6-3	200	5/26/1981	Eureka,Illinois	MLB	2006-2011	395,800

Team Personnel

Brian Anderson (Broadcaster)
Skeeter Barnes (Minor League Outfield and Baserunning Coordinator)
Tim Bogar (Assistant Coach)
Tom Couston (Scout)
Billy Evers (Professional Scout)
Tom Foley (Third Base Coach)
Andy Freed (Broadcaster)
Andrew Friedman (General Manager)
R.J. Harrison (Director of Scouting)
Steve Henderson (Hitting Coach)
George Hendrick (First Base Coach)
Jim Hickey (Pitching Coach)
Jim Hoff (Minor League Field Coordinator)
Paul Kirsch (Northwest Scouting Supervisor)
Steve Livesey (Minor League Hitting Coordinator)
Joe Maddon (Manager)
Joe Magrane (Broadcaster)
Dave Martinez (Bench Coach)
Brad Matthews (Scout)
Enrique Oliu (Broadcaster)
Bobby Ramos (Bullpen Coach)
Dewayne Staats (Broadcaster)
Dave Willis (Broadcaster)

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