TAMPA BAY RAYS 2010

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*Players on the 40-man roster are indicated in BOLD
*Baseball America '10 pre-season ranking indicated in BLUE
*Baseball Prospectus '10 pre-season ranking indicated in GREEN

*40-man roster total (36)

PROJECTED 25-MAN ROSTER
Starting Lineup
1 SS Jason Bartlett
2 LF Carl Crawford
3 RF Ben Zobrist
4 3B Evan Longoria
5 1B Carlos Peña
6 CF B.J. Upton
7 DH Pat Burrell
8 2B Sean Rodriguez
9 C Kelly Shoppach: UPDATE 12/1 - acquired from Cleveland for a PTBNL

Bench
C Dioner Navarro
IF Willy Aybar: UPDATE 3/25 - questionable for opening day with a hamstring injury
IF Reid Brignac BA#5 BP#7
OF Gabe Kapler

Starting Rotation
1 RHP James Shields
2 RHP Matt Garza
3 RHP Jeff Niemann
4 LHP David Price
5 RHP Wade Davis BA#3 BP#3

Bullpen
CL RHP Rafael Soriano: UPDATE 12/9 - acquired from Atlanta for Jesse Chavez
SU RHP Dan Wheeler
SU RHP Grant Balfour
MID RHP Lance Cormier
MID LHP Randy Choate
MID RHP Mike Ekstrom: UPDATE 2/3 - claimed off waivers from Padres
LR RHP Andy Sonnanstine

15-Day Disabled List
Position Players
OF Matt Joyce: UPDATE 4/1 - placed on DL with an elbow strain

Pitchers
LHP J.P. Howell: UPDATE 3/19 - questionable for opening day (shoulder)

Next in Line (Players ticketed for AA or AAA)
Position Players
C Alvin Colina: UPDATE 1/20 - signed to minor league deal
C John Jaso: UPDATE 3/17 - optioned to minors
C Jose Lobaton: UPDATE 3/17 - optioned to minors 1B/OF Chris Richard: UPDATE 12/14 - re-signed to minor league deal UPDATE 3/17 - reassigned to minor league camp
1B Hank Blalock: UPDATE 3/8 - signed to minor league deal UPDATE 4/2 - has not made the opening day roster UPDATE 4/4 - will accept minor league assignment
1B Dan Johnson: UPDATE 1/11 - signed to 1-year deal UPDATE 3/26 - cleared waivers and outrighted to minors
1B Ryan Shealy: UPDATE 12/18 - signed to minor league deal UPDATE 3/24 - reassigned to minor league camp
IF Angel Chavez: UPDATE 2/12 - signed to minor league deal UPDATE 3/24 - reassigned to minor league camp
IF J.J. Furmaniak: UPDATE 2/12 - signed to minor league deal UPDATE 3/24 - reassigned to minor league camp
IF/OF Joe Dillon: UPDATE 12/18 - re-signed to minor league deal
IF/OF Elliot Johnson: UPDATE 4/1 - placed on waivers UPDATE 4/4 - cleared waivers and outrighted to minors
CF Desmond Jennings BA#1 BP#1: UPDATE 11/19 - added to 40-man roster UPDATE 3/11 - likely out for remainder of spring with wrist injury UPDATE 3/16 - optioned to minors
OF Fernando Perez: UPDATE 3/17 - optioned to minors
OF Justin Ruggiano: UPDATE 3/24 - optioned to minors

Pitchers
RHP Winston Abreu: UPDATE 12/12 - re-signed to minor league deal UPDATE 3/24 - reassigned to minor league camp
RHP Joe Bateman: UPDATE 3/24 - reassigned to minor league camp
RHP Jeff Bennett: UPDATE 12/1 - designated for assignment UPDATE 12/22 - re-signed to minor league deal UPDATE 3/24 - reassigned to minor league camp
RHP Joaquin Benoit: UPDATE 2/15 - signed to minor league deal
RHP Jeremy Hellickson BA#2 BP#2: UPDATE 11/19 - added to 40-man roster UPDATE 3/16 - optioned to minors
RHP Heath Rollins
RHP Dale Thayer: UPDATE 3/30 - optioned to minors
RHP Virgil Vasquez: UPDATE 4/2 - acquired from Pirates for a PTBNL
LHP Jason Cromer: UPDATE 12/12 - re-signed to minor league deal
LHP Carlos Hernandez: UPDATE 12/12 - re-signed to minor league deal UPDATE 3/24 - reassigned to minor league camp
LHP Heath Phillips: UPDATE 2/3 - signed to minor league deal UPDATE 3/24 - reassigned to minor league camp
LHP R.J. Swindle: UPDATE 11/14 - signed to minor league deal

Free Agents (ML)
Position Players
None

Pitchers
RHP Chad Bradford
RHP Jason Isringhausen
RHP Troy Percival
RHP Russ Springer

Free Agents (Minor League)
Position Players
None

Pitchers
None

Traded / Lost off Waivers / Signed by another team
Position Players
C Michel Hernandez: UPDATE 11/12 - signs minor league deal with Baltimore
C Shawn Riggans: UPDATE 12/12 - not offered contract for 2010 UPDATE 2/11 - signed minor league deal with Mets
C Gregg Zaun: UPDATE 12/4 - signs 1 yr-deal with Milwaukee
2B Akinori Iwamura: UPDATE 11/3 - traded to Pittsburgh for Jesse Chavez
SS Ray Olmedo: UPDATE 12/16 - signed minor league deal with Rangers
OF Gabe Gross: UPDATE 12/12 - not offered contract for 2010 UPDATE 1/31 - agreed to 1-yr deal with A's
OF Jon Weber: UPDATE 11/26 - signed minor league deal with Yankees

Pitchers
RHP Jesse Chavez: UPDATE 11/3 - acquired from Pirates for Akinori Iwamura UPDATE 12/9 - traded to Braves for Rafael Soriano
RHP Joe Nelson: UPDATE 2/1 - signed minor league deal with Red Sox
RHP Ramon Ramirez: UPDATE 11/9 - acquired off waivers from Cincinnati UPDATE 12/9 - claimed off waivers by Boston
RHP Doug Salinas: 2.61 ERA; 41.1 IP, 30 H, 8 BB, 36 K ( SS ) UPDATE 12/10 - taken by Reds in AA Phase of Rule V Draft
RHP Mitch Talbot: UPDATE 12/21 - traded to Cleveland to complete deal for Kelly Shoppach
LHP Brian Shouse: UPDATE 11/17 - $1.9M club option declined UPDATE 1/14 - signed minor league deal with Red Sox
LHP Armando Zerpa: UPDATE 12/10 - taken from Red Sox in Rule V Draft and traded to Dodgers for cash considerations

Minor Leaguers You Should Know
Position Players
C Nevin Ashley: .230/.339/.327 in 318 AB's ( AA/HiA )
C Lucas Bailey BP#11: ( DNP )
C Alexander Segovia: .306/.382/.469 in 258 AB's ( Rk )
C Mark Thomas: .272/.355/.394 in 213 AB's ( HiA/SS )
C/1B Omar Narvaez: .315/.390/.394 in 165 AB's ( Rk )
1B Ryan Wiegand: .324/.389/.477 in 222 AB's ( Rk )
1B/OF Leslie Anderson: UPDATE 3/11 - signed to 4-yr, $3.75M deal; click here for scouting report
2B Cody Cipriano: .262/.358/.396 in 386 AB's ( AA/HiA )
2B Jose Lafontaines: .322/.417/.478 in 90 AB's ( Rk )
3B Matthew Sweeney: .286/.371/.482 in 245 AB's ( HiA/Rk )
3B Isaias Velasquez: .278/.342/.390 in 428 AB's ( LoA )
SS Tim Beckham BA#6 BP#6: .275/.328/.389 in 491 AB's ( LoA )
SS Tyler Bortnick: .300/.386/.470 in 217 AB's ( SS )
SS Hector Guevara: .330/.374/.534 in 206 AB's ( Rk )
SS Julian Morillo: .291/.413/.344 in 189 AB's ( Rk )
SS Sean O'Malley: .268/.388/.311 in 366 AB's ( HiA )
IF Roan Salas: .338/.409/.653 in 222 AB's ( Rk )
IF/OF Jose Colmenares: .298/.396/.462 in 225 AB's ( Rk )
CF Christopher Murrill: .306/.360/.363 in 193 AB's ( SS )
CF Cody Rogers: .303/.364/.490 in 198 AB's ( Rk )
OF Edward Dorville: .304/.372/.549 in 204 AB's ( Rk )
CF Todd Glaesmann: .278/.278/.333 in 18 AB's ( Rk )
OF Cesar Guillen: .375/.456/.463 in 136 AB's ( Rk )
OF K.D. Kang: .307/.390/.491 in 316 AB's ( LoA )
OF Darwin Maldonado: .297/.375/.500 in 148 AB's ( Rk )

Pitchers
RHP Chris Andujar: 2.70 ERA; 120 IP, 99 H, 42 BB, 79 K ( LoA )
RHP Kyle Ayers: 2.45 ERA; 25.2 IP, 18 H, 7 BB, 13 K ( SS )
RHP Nick Barnese BA#10 BP#9: 2.53 ERA; 74.2 IP, 56 H, 25 BB, 62 K ( LoA )
RHP Alex Cobb: 3.03 ERA; 124.2 IP, 116 H, 31 BB, 107 K ( HiA )
RHP Alexander Colome BA#7 BP#4: 1.66 ERA; 76 IP, 46 H, 32 BB, 94 K ( SS )
RHP Joseph Cruz: 4.04 ERA; 98 IP, 110 H, 26 BB, 99 K ( LoA )
RHP Richard De Los Santos: 1.63 ERA; 38.2 IP, 23 H, 10 BB, 34 K (HiA/SS) UPDATE 12/12 - re-signed to minor league deal
RHP Marquis Fleming: 3.05 ERA; 65 IP, 56 H, 31 BB, 73 K ( HiA/LoA )
RHP Devin Fuller: 2.92 ERA; 49.1 IP, 44 H, 26 BB, 31 K ( SS )
RHP Matt Gorgen: 1.15 ERA; 70.1 IP, 42 H, 29 BB, 77 K ( AA/HiA )
RHP Jeremy Hall: 3.62 ERA; 139.1 IP, 129 H, 35 BB, 115 K ( HiA )
RHP Austin Hinkle: 3.53 ERA; 74 IP, 61 H, 36 BB, 65 K ( HiA )
RHP Victor Mateo: 1.98 ERA; 50 IP, 42 H, 9 BB, 38 K ( Rk )
RHP Jason McEachern: 2.35 ERA; 72.2 IP, 67 H, 12 BB, 62 K ( SS/Rk )
RHP Rayner Oliveros: 2.73 ERA; 108.2 IP, 84 H, 26 BB, 94 K ( AAA/AA/HiA )
RHP Paul Phillips: 2.51 ERA; 71.2 IP, 54 H, 27 BB, 68 K ( AAA/AA/HiA )
RHP Zachary Quate: 0.35 ERA; 26 IP, 15 H, 4 BB, 34 K ( SS )
RHP Junior Rodriguez: 2.67 ERA; 30.1 IP, 15 H, 28 BB, 34 K ( SS )
RHP Wilking Rodriguez BP#10: 3.21 ERA; 56 IP, 44 H, 12 BB, 52 K ( Rk)
RHP Scott Shuman: 0.82 ERA; 22 IP, 18 H, 9 BB, 29 K ( Rk )
RHP Kirby Yates: 2.39 ERA; 26.1 IP, 22 H, 8 BB, 49 K ( Rk )
LHP Darin Downs: 2.23 ERA; 133 IP, 130 H, 27 BB, 120 K ( AA/HiA )
LHP Kyle Lobstein: 2.58 ERA; 73.1 IP, 55 H, 23 BB, 74 K ( SS )
LHP Jake McGee BA#8: 5.70 ERA; 30 IP, 31 H, 12 BB, 40 K ( HiA/Rk )
LHP Matt Moore BA#4 BP#5: 3.15 ERA; 123 IP, 86 H, 70 BB, 176 K ( LoA )
LHP David Newmann: 3.44 ERA; 131 IP, 108 H, 46 BB, 128 K ( HiA )
LHP Jacob Partridge: 1.75 ERA; 36 IP, 26 H, 13 BB, 39 K ( Rk )
LHP Zachary Rosscup: 2.68 ERA; 40.1 IP, 41 H, 6 BB, 27 K ( Rk )
LHP Josh Satow: 2.22 ERA; 65 IP, 51 H, 16 BB, 67 K ( HiA/LoA )
LHP Alex Torres BA#9 BP #8: 2.77 ERA; 156 IP, 123 H, 85 BB, 156 K ( AA/HiA ) UPDATE 11/19 - added to 40-man roster

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