1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season

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1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Major league affiliations
Location
1998 information
Owner(s) Vince Naimoli
Manager(s) Larry Rothschild
Local television Sportschannel Florida
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(Joe Magrane, Dewayne Staats)
Local radio WFLA
(Paul Olden, Charlie Slowes)
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The 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their first season in franchise history. This season, they finished last in the AL East division and finished the season with a record of 63-99. Their manager was Larry Rothschild.

As of 2010, Randy Winn and Miguel Cairo were the last two players from the inaugural Tampa Bay team still playing in Major League Baseball. Cairo is the only active player remaining from the Opening Day roster.

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[edit] Offseason

  • March 11, 1997: Luis Polonia was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[1]
  • May 10, 1997: Pete Laforest was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[2]
  • June 3, 1997: Jason Standridge was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (31st pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1997.[3]
  • June 3, 1997: Kenny Kelly was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1997.[4]
  • November 11, 1997: Mike Kelly was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for a player to be named later. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Dmitri Young (November 18, 1997) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.[5]
  • December 9, 1997: Wade Boggs signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[6]
  • December 16, 1997: Scott McClain was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[7]
  • December 18, 1997: Josias Manzanillo was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[8]
  • January 27, 1998: Dave Silvestri was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[9]
  • January 27, 1998: Jerome Walton was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[10]

[edit] Expansion Draft

[edit] Round 1

Pick Player Position From To
1 Tony Saunders LHP Fla TB
4 Quinton McCracken OF Col TB
6 Bobby Abreu OF Hou TB
8 Miguel Cairo 2B CHC TB
10 Rich Butler OF Tor TB
12 Bobby Smith 3B Atl TB
14 Jason Johnson RHP Pit TB
16 Dmitri Young 1B Cin TB
18 Esteban Yan RHP Bal TB
20 Mike DiFelice C StL TB
22 Bubba Trammell OF Det TB
24 Andy Sheets IF Sea TB
26 Dennis Springer RHP Ana TB
28 Dan Carlson RHP SF TB

[edit] Round 2

Pick Player Position From To
30 Brian Boehringer RHP NYY TB
32 Mike Duvall LHP Fla TB
34 John LeRoy RHP Atl TB
36 Jim Mecir RHP Bos TB
38 Bryan Rekar RHP Col TB
40 Rick Gorecki RHP LA TB
42 Ramón Tatis LHP CHC TB
44 Kerry Robinson OF StL TB
46 Steve Cox 1B Oak TB
48 Albie Lopez RHP Cle TB
50 Jose Paniagua RHP Mon TB
52 Carlos Mendoza OF NYM TB
54 Ryan Karp LHP Phi TB
56 Santos Hernandez RHP SF TB

[edit] Round 3

Pick Player Position From To
58 Randy Winn OF Fla TB
60 Terrell Wade LHP Atl TB
62 Aaron Ledesma IF Bal TB
64 Brooks Kieschnick OF CHC TB
66 Luke Wilcox OF NYY TB
68 Herbert Perry IF Cle TB
70 Vaughn Eshelman LHP Oak TB

[edit] Regular season

    • June 22, 1998 - The first interleague game between the Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays took place at Tropicana Field. The rivalry would be known as the Citrus Series. The Marlins won the game in twelve innings by a score of 3-2.[11]

    [edit] Opening Day starters

    [edit] Season standings

    AL East W L Pct. GB
    New York Yankees 114 48 .704    --
    Boston Red Sox   92 70 .568 22.0
    Toronto Blue Jays   88 74 .543 26.0
    Baltimore Orioles   79 83 .488 35.0
    Tampa Bay Devil Rays   63 99 .389 51.0

    [edit] Notable transactions

    • May 26, 1998: Jerome Walton was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[10]
    • June 2, 1998: Aubrey Huff was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 5th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1998.[12]
    • July 1, 1998: Josias Manzanillo was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[8]

    [edit] Roster

    1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		 Outfielders Manager

    Coaches

    [edit] Game log

    Game Log
    March
    # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
    1 March 31 Tigers 11 - 6 Thompson (1-0) Alvarez (0-1) 45,369 0-1
    April
    # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
    2 April 1 Tigers 11 - 8 Arrojo (1-0) Moehler (0-1) 30,109 1-1
    3 April 2 Tigers 7 - 1 Yan (1-0) Worrell (0-1) 28,261 2-1
    4 April 3 White Sox 10 - 4 Baldwin (1-0) Gorecki (0-1) 31,816 2-2
    5 April 4 White Sox 8 - 2 Springer (1-0) Eyre (0-1) 36,599 3-2
    6 April 5 White Sox 5 - 0 Alvarez (1-1) Bere (0-1) 33,733 4-2
    7 April 7 @ Tigers 3 - 1 Florie (0-1) Arrojo (1-1) Jones (1) 45,768 4-3
    8 April 10 @ White Sox 3 - 0 Sirotka (1-1) Saunders (0-1) Karchner (1) 13,563 4-4
    9 April 11 @ White Sox 5 - 1 Gorecki (1-1) Bere (0-2) 17,322 5-4
    10 April 12 @ White Sox 4 - 1 Alvarez (2-1) Navarro (0-2) Hernández (1) 14,004 6-4
    11 April 13 Twins 13 - 12 (14) Yan (1-0) Trombley (0-2) 31,969 7-4
    12 April 14 Twins 8 - 2 Radke (2-1) Springer (1-1) 34,337 7-5
    13 April 16 @ Angels 6 - 5 Saunders (1-1) Holtz (1-1) Hernández (2) 22,906 8-5
    14 April 17 @ Angels 5 - 0 Finley (3-0) Gorecki (1-2) 31,516 8-6
    15 April 18 @ Angels 8 - 1 Alvarez (3-1) Dickson (0-3) 37,878 9-6
    16 April 19 @ Angels 6 - 0 Arrojo (2-1) Watson (0-2) 34,580 10-6
    17 April 21 @ Rangers 4 - 0 Sele (4-0) Springer (1-2) 26,776 10-7
    18 April 22 @ Rangers 7 - 2 Helling (4-0) Saunders (1-2) 30,770 10-8
    19 April 23 @ Rangers 12 - 5 Johnson (1-0) Oliver (0-3) 33,319 11-8
    20 April 24 Angels 10 - 3 Watson (1-2) Alvarez (3-2) 27,767 11-9
    21 April 25 Angels 7 - 1 Hill (4-1) Arrojo (2-2) 33,395 11-10
    22 April 26 Angels 2 - 1 Olivares (1-0) Springer (1-3) Percival (5) 26,882 11-11
    23 April 27 Athletics 7 - 6 Mathews (1-0) Hernández (0-1) Taylor (4) 25,484 11-12
    24 April 28 Athletics 4 - 3 Small (1-0) Johnson (1-1) Taylor (5) 25,138 11-13
    25 April 29 @ Twins 2 - 0 Tewksbury (1-0) Alvarez (3-3) Aguilera (5) 8,964 11-14
    26 April 30 @ Twins 2 - 0 Arrojo (3-2) Hawkins (0-3) 8,860 12-14
    May
    # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
    27 May 1 @ Indians 7 - 5 Colon (2-1) Springer (1-4) Jackson (10) 42,712 12-15
    28 May 2 @ Indians 5 - 1 Ogea (1-1) Saunders (1-3) 42,525 12-16
    29 May 3 @ Indians 10 - 8 Mesa (3-0) Hernández (0-2) 42,597 12-17
    30 May 5 @ Royals 4 - 2 Pichardo (3-0) Alvarez (3-4) Montgomery (6) 12,096 12-18
    31 May 6 @ Royals 5 - 0 Arrojo (4-2) Rusch (3-4) 11,401 13-18
    32 May 8 Orioles 8 - 2 Rhodes (3-0) Lopez (0-1) 35,355 13-19
    33 May 9 Orioles 7 - 0 Mussina (4-2) Springer (1-5) 42,486 13-20
    34 May 10 Orioles 4 - 3 Yan (3-0) Mills (0-1) Hernández (3) 34,123 14-20
    35 May 11 Indians 4 - 2 Arrojo (5-2) Burba (3-4) Hernández (4) 30,334 15-20
    36 May 12 Indians 6 - 5 (15) Santana (1-0) Jackson (0-1) 30,194 16-20
    37 May 13 Royals 4 - 0 Rapp (3-3) Saunders (1-4) 25,244 16-21
    38 May 14 Royals 10 - 2 Belcher (2-5) Springer (1-6) 24,296 16-22
    39 May 15 @ Orioles 4 - 1 Alvarez (4-4) Erickson (4-2) Hernández (5) 47,421 17-22
    40 May 16 @ Orioles 5 - 2 Arrojo (6-2) Belcher (2-5) Hernández (6) 47,538 18-22
    41 May 17 @ Orioles 7 - 3 Mecir (1-0) Mills (0-2) 47,628 19-22
    42 May 18 @ Orioles 6 - 3 Lopez (1-1) Drabek (3-5) Hernández (7) 45,033 20-22
    43 May 19 @ Blue Jays 3 - 1 Williams (4-2) Springer (1-7) Myers (10) 25,662 20-23
    44 May 20 @ Blue Jays 9 - 1 Hentgen (6-3) Alvarez (4-5) 26,107 20-24
    45 May 21 @ Blue Jays 6 - 1 Guzman (2-6) Arrojo (6-3) 30,108 20-25
    46 May 22 @ Mariners 5 - 2 Johnson (2-1) Moyer (2-5) Hernández (8) 29,522 21-25
    47 May 23 @ Mariners 6 - 3 Yan (4-0) Ayala (0-4) Hernández (9) 35,819 22-25
    48 May 24 @ Mariners 3 - 1 Johnson (4-3) Springer (1-8) 46,867 22-26
    49 May 25 @ Athletics 8 - 2 Oquist (1-3) Ruebel (0-1) 13,199 22-27
    50 May 26 @ Athletics 7 - 2 Arrojo (7-3) Candiotti (4-5) 9,801 23-27
    51 May 28 Mariners 5 - 2 Moyer (3-5) Johnson (2-2) 27,017 23-28
    52 May 29 Mariners 6 - 2 Johnson (5-3) Saunders (1-5) 32,142 23-29
    53 May 30 Mariners 5 - 2 Springer (2-8) Cloude (3-3) Hernández (10) 40,212 24-29
    54 May 31 Mariners 11 - 6 Swift (4-3) White (0-1) 35,184 24-30
    June
    # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
    55 June 1 Rangers 11 - 6 Arrojo (8-3) Burkett (4-3) Hernández (11) 24,388 25-30
    56 June 2 Rangers 11 - 6 Witt (5-3) Johnson (2-3) 24,477 25-31
    57 June 3 @ Yankees 7 - 1 Hernandez (1-0) Saunders (1-6) 27,291 25-32
    58 June 4 @ Yankees 6 - 1 Irabu (5-1) Springer (2-9) 22,759 25-33
    59 June 5 Expos 5 - 2 Hermanson (4-4) White (0-2) 24,025 25-34
    60 June 6 Expos 7 - 5 Telford (3-2) Ruebel (0-2) Urbina (14) 26,501 25-35
    61 June 7 Expos 4 - 3 (11) Lopez (2-1) Kline (1-3) 26,334 26-35
    62 June 8 @ Mets 3 - 0 Reed (7-3) Springer (2-10) 24,186 26-36
    63 June 9 @ Mets 5 - 4 (11) Mecir (2-0) Hudek (0-3) Hernández (12) 30,336 27-36
    64 June 10 @ Mets 3 - 2 Leiter (7-3) White (0-3) Rojas (2) 21,682 27-37
    65 June 12 @ Red Sox 5 - 1 Wakefield (7-3) Arrojo (8-4) 31,994 27-38
    66 June 14 @ Red Sox 3 - 2 Gordon (4-1) Lopez (2-2) 27,768 27-39
    67 June 15 Blue Jays 8 - 7 White (1-3) Quantrill (0-3) Hernández (13) 24,122 28-39
    68 June 16 Blue Jays 4 - 3 Mecir (3-0) Myers (2-2) 24,278 29-39
    69 June 17 Blue Jays 2 - 1 Arrojo (9-4) Guzman (3-9) Hernández (14) 24,394 30-39
    70 June 18 Red Sox 7 - 5 (10) Wasdin (4-3) Yan (4-1) Gordon (21) 30,177 30-40
    71 June 19 Red Sox 4 - 1 Avery (4-1) Saunders (1-7) Gordon (22) 32,375 30-41
    72 June 20 Red Sox 8 - 5 Santana (2-0) Saberhagen (8-5) Hernández (15) 41,169 31-41
    73 June 21 Red Sox 3 - 1 Martinez (9-2) Johnson (2-4) Gordon (23) 40,348 31-42
    74 June 22 Marlins 3 - 2 (12) Alfonseca (1-2) Mecir (3-1) 25,623 31-43
    75 June 23 Marlins 6 - 4 Lopez (3-2) Dempster (1-2) Hernández (16) 27,523 32-43
    76 June 24 @ Marlins 8 - 4 Meadows (6-6) Saunders (1-8) 19,501 32-44
    77 June 25 @ Marlins 5 - 1 Hernandez (6-4) Santana (2-1) 16,826 32-45
    78 June 26 @ Phillies 7 - 0 Green (6-4) Johnson (2-5) 17,559 32-46
    79 June 27 @ Phillies 5 - 1 Arrojo (10-4) Schilling (6-4) 44,262 33-46
    80 June 28 @ Phillies 5 - 4 Lopez (4-2) Gomes (6-4) Hernández (17) 25,157 34-46
    81 June 30 Braves 7 - 2 Neagle (9-6) Saunders (1-9) 41,047 34-47
    July
    # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
    82 July 1 Braves 6 - 5 Springer (5-3) Hernández (0-3) Ligtenberg (8) 41,100 34-48
    83 July 2 Braves 6 - 0 Maddux (12-2) Arrojo (10-5) 40,749 34-49
    84 July 3 @ Blue Jays 3 - 2 (10) Myers (3-2) Yan (4-2) 25,625 34-50
    85 July 4 @ Blue Jays 8 - 0 Carpenter (5-3) Springer (2-11) 29,198 34-51
    86 July 5 @ Blue Jays 2 - 1 Quantrill (1-3) White (1-4) Myers (23) 31,240 34-52
    87 July 9 Yankees 2 - 0 Pettitte (11-5) Rekar (0-1) Rivera (23) 38,386 34-53
    88 July 10 Yankees 8 - 4 Irabu (7-3) Alvarez (4-6) Mendoza (1) 40,363 34-54
    89 July 11 Yankees 2 - 0 Cone (13-2) Arrojo (10-6) Rivera (24) 44,589 34-55
    90 July 12 Yankees 9 - 2 Stanton (4-0) Hernández (0-4) 43,373 34-56
    91 July 13 Red Sox 2 - 0 Avery (6-2) Santana (2-2) Gordon (26) 34-57
    92 July 14 Red Sox 5 - 4 Lopez (5-2) Mahay (1-1) 27,310 35-57
    93 July 15 @ Angels 4 - 2 Hasegawa (4-1) Alvarez (4-7) Percival (27) 19,681 35-58
    94 July 16 @ Angels 8 - 1 Arrojo (11-6) Sparks (3-2) 24,085 36-58
    95 July 17 @ Rangers 7 - 4 Oliver (5-7) Mecir (3-2) Wetteland (26) 33,876 36-59
    96 July 18 @ Rangers 9 - 8 Crabtree (4-0) Yan (4-3) 44,356 36-60
    97 July 19 @ Rangers 7 - 4 Burkett (6-10) Rekar (0-2) Wetteland (27) 34,700 36-61
    98 July 21 Mariners 8 - 3 Moyer (7-7) Alvarez (4-8) 30,298 36-62
    99 July 22 Mariners 7 - 5 Lopez (6-2) Johnson (9-9) Hernández (18) 31,558 37-62
    100 July 24 Athletics 6 - 0 Saunders (2-9) Oquist (6-7) 25,476 38-62
    101 July 25 Athletics 7 - 5 Hernández (1-4) Rogers (10-4) 30,179 39-62
    102 July 26 Athletics 3 - 1 Alvarez (5-8) Candiotti (5-13) Yan (1) 37,194 40-62
    103 July 27 Athletics 11 - 5 Rekar (1-2) Stein (4-6) 24,359 41-62
    104 July 28 @ White Sox 4 - 1 Baldwin (6-4) Arrojo (11-7) Simas (10) 18,402 41-63
    105 July 29 @ White Sox 7 - 2 Saunders (3-9) Parque (2-4) 17,387 42-63
    106 July 31 Tigers 5 - 1 Santana (3-2) Greisinger (1-6) Hernández (19) 25,654 43-63
    August
    # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
    107 August 1 Tigers 8 - 0 Moehler (12-7) Alvarez (5-9) 28,130 43-64
    108 August 2 Tigers 3 - 2 Powell (2-2) Rekar (1-3) Jones (19) 26,120 43-65
    109 August 3 White Sox 6 - 1 Baldwin (7-4) Arrojo (11-8) 24,698 43-66
    110 August 4 White Sox 8 - 6 Castillo (5-4) Saunders (3-10) Simas (11) 24,866 43-67
    111 August 5 White Sox 7 - 3 Hernández (2-4) Howry (0-2) 24,814 44-67
    112 August 7 Indians 5 - 1 Gooden (4-6) Alvarez (5-10) 32,254 44-68
    113 August 8 Indians 6 - 2 Nagy (10-7) Rekar (1-4) 37,108 44-69
    114 August 9 Indians 2 - 1 Mecir (4-2) Assenmacher (2-5) 36,641 45-69
    115 August 10 Orioles 2 - 1 Guzman (8-12) Saunders (3-11) Benítez (16) 26,352 45-70
    116 August 11 Orioles 2 - 1 Mecir (5-2) Benítez (4-3) 26,472 46-70
    117 August 12 Orioles 7 - 0 Erickson (12-9) Alvarez (5-11) 29,211 46-71
    118 August 13 @ Royals 6 - 4 Montgomery (2-4) Hernández (2-5) 18,289 46-72
    119 August 14 @ Royals 11 - 9 Haney (5-5) Arrojo (11-9) Service (3) 28,133 46-73
    120 August 15 @ Royals 8 - 6 Mecir (6-2) Bones (0-1) Hernández (20) 18,706 47-73
    121 August 16 @ Royals 8 - 3 Santana (4-2) Belcher (11-10) 16,762 48-73
    122 August 17 @ Indians 4 - 3 Colon (13-6) Alvarez (5-12) Jackson (30) 43,139 48-74
    123 August 18 @ Indians 4 - 2 Gooden (5-6) Rekar (1-5) Jackson (31) 42,967 48-75
    124 August 19 Orioles 6 - 4 Mussina (12-6) Arrojo (11-10) Benítez (19) 44,530 48-76
    125 August 20 Orioles 4 - 2 Saunders (4-11) Rhodes (3-4) Hernández (21) 44,566 49-76
    126 August 21 Royals 6 - 5 Whisenant (2-1) Yan (4-4) Montgomery (27) 25,638 49-77
    127 August 22 Royals 3 - 2 Rosado (7-9) Alvarez (5-13) Montgomery (28) 27,346 49-78
    128 August 23 Royals 11 - 5 Rapp (10-11) Rekar (1-6) 33,123 49-79
    129 August 25 Twins 4 - 1 Rodriguez (4-2) Arrojo (11-11) Aguilera (32) 23,126 49-80
    130 August 26 Twins 7 - 3 Tewksbury (6-9) Saunders (4-12) Aguilera (33) 23,059 49-81
    131 August 27 Twins 10 - 3 Santana (5-2) Milton (7-11) 23,314 50-81
    132 August 28 @ Tigers 4 - 3 Mecir (7-2) Moehler (12-11) Hernández (22) 19,534 51-81
    133 August 29 @ Tigers 10 - 6 Springer (3-11) Thompson (10-12)  ? 52-81
    134 August 29 @ Tigers 8 - 2 Greisinger (4-7) Rekar (1-7) 16,406 52-82
    135 August 30 @ Tigers 10 - 5 Arrojo (12-11) Powell (3-5) Hernández (23) 14,765 53-82
    136 August 31 @ Twins 2 - 1 Tewksbury (7-9) Saunders (4-13) Aguilera (34) 7,888 53-83
    September
    # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
    137 September 1 @ Twins
    138 September 2 @ Twins
    139 September 3 @ Twins
    140 September 4 @ Athletics
    141 September 5 @ Athletics
    142 September 6 @ Athletics
    143 September 8 @ Mariners
    144 September 9 @ Mariners
    145 September 11 Rangers
    146 September 12 Rangers
    147 September 13 Rangers
    148 September 14 Angels
    149 September 15 Angels
    150 September 16 Yankees
    151 September 17 Yankees
    152 September 18 Blue Jays
    153 September 19 Blue Jays
    154 September 20 Blue Jays
    155 September 21 @ Red Sox
    156 September 21 @ Red Sox
    157 September 22 @ Red Sox
    158 September 23 @ Red Sox
    159 September 24 @ Yankees
    160 September 25 @ Yankees
    161 September 26 @ Yankees
    162 September 27 @ Yankees

    [edit] Player stats

    = Indicates team leader

    [edit] Batting

    [edit] Starters by position

    Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; SB = Stolen Bases

    Pos Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. SB
    C John Flaherty 91 304 21 63 3 24 .207 0
    1B Fred McGriff 151 564 73 160 19 81 .284 7
    2B Miguel Cairo 150 515 49 138 5 46 .268 19
    3B Bobby Smith 117 370 44 102 11 55 .276 5
    SS Kevin Stocker 112 336 37 70 6 25 .208 5
    LF Quinton McCracken 155 614 77 179 7 59 .292 19
    CF Randy Winn 109 338 51 94 1 17 .278 26
    RF Dave Martinez 90 309 31 79 3 20 .256 8
    DH Paul Sorrento 137 435 40 98 17 57 .225 2

    [13]

    [edit] Other batters

    Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. SB
    Wade Boggs 123 435 51 122 7 52 .280 3
    Rich Butler 72 217 25 49 7 20 .226 4
    Tim Laker 3 5 1 1 0 0 .200 0
    Kerry Robinson 2 3 0 0 0 0 .000 0
    Dave Silvestri 8 14 0 1 0 0 .071 0
    Bubba Trammell 59 199 28 57 12 35 .286 0
    Jerome Walton 12 34 4 11 0 3 .324 0

    [edit] Pitching

    [edit] Starting pitchers

    Player G IP W L ERA SO

    [edit] Other pitchers

    Player G IP W L ERA SO

    [edit] Relief pitchers

    Player G W L SV ERA SO

    [edit] Awards and honors

    1998 MLB All-Star Game

    • Rolando Arrojo, Pitcher

    [edit] Team leaders

    • Home Runs – Fred McGriff (19)
    • Runs Batted In - Fred McGriff (81)
    • Batting Average - Aaron Ledesma (.324)
    • Hits - Quinton McCracken (179)
    • Stolen Bases - Randy Winn (26)
    • Walks - Fred McGriff (79)
    • Wins - Rolando Arrojo (14)
    • Strikeouts - Tony Saunders (172)
    • Earned Run Average - Albie Lopez (2.60)
    • Saves - Roberto Hernández (26)

    [edit] Farm system

    See also: Minor league baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AAA Durham Bulls International League Bill Evers
    A St. Petersburg Devil Rays Florida State League Roy Silver
    A Charleston RiverDogs South Atlantic League Greg Mahlberg
    Short-Season A Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn League Charlie Montoyo
    Rookie Princeton Devil Rays Appalachian League Dave Howard
    Rookie GCL Devil Rays Gulf Coast League Bobby Ramos

    [14][15]

    [edit] References

    1. ^ Luis Polonia Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
    2. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/laforpe01.shtml
    3. ^ Jason Standridge Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
    4. ^ Kenny Kelly Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
    5. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kellymi02.shtml
    6. ^ Wade Boggs Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
    7. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcclasc01.shtml
    8. ^ a b http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/manzajo01.shtml
    9. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/silveda01.shtml
    10. ^ a b http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/waltoje01.shtml
    11. ^ http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199806220TBA
    12. ^ Aubrey Huff Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
    13. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TBD/1998.shtml
    14. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
    15. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/affiliate.cgi?id=TBD&year=1998
    Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998 Inaugural Season Roster
    Opening Day Lineup
    Batters
    C Mike DiFelice • C Tim Laker • IF Aaron Ledesma • IF Scott McClain • IF Dave Silvestri • IF Bobby Smith • OF Rich Butler • OF Kerry Robinson • OF Bubba Trammell • OF Jerome Walton • OF Randy Winn
    Pitchers
    SP Rolando Arrojo • SP Dave Eiland • SP Rick Gorecki • SP Jason Johnson • SP Bryan Rekar • SP Julio Santana • SP Tony Saunders • SP Dennis Springer • RP Scott Aldred • RP Dan Carlson • RP Mike Duvall • RP Eddie Gaillard • RP Roberto Hernández • RP Albie Lopez • RP Jim Mecir • RP Brad Pennington • RP Matt Ruebel • RP Ramón Tatís • RP Terrell Wade • RP Rick White • RP Esteban Yan
    Manager and Coaches
    Manager Larry Rothschild • Bench Coach Frank Howard • Hitting Coach Steve Henderson • Pitching Coach Rick Williams • First Base Coach Billy Hatcher • Third Base Coach: Greg Riddoch
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