Florida Complex League Rays

Gulf Coast League Rays
(1996-1998, 2009-present) Port Charlotte, Florida Originally played in St. Petersburg, Florida 1996-1998
File:Tampa Bay Rays.svg Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Class	Rookie
League	Gulf Coast League
Division	Southern Division
Major league affiliations
Team	Tampa Bay Rays
Previous teams	Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1996-1998)
Minor league titles
League titles (0)	None
Division titles (2)	1998 2010
Team data
Name	GCL Rays (2009-present)
Previous names	GCL Devil Rays (1996-1998)
Ballpark	Charlotte Sports Park (2009-present)
Previous parks	Al Lang Stadium (1996-1998)
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Tampa Bay Rays
Manager	Jim Morrison

The Gulf Coast Rays are a minor league baseball team in Port Charlotte, Florida managed by Paul Hoover. They are a Rookie-level team in the Gulf Coast League and an affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. The team plays most of their home games on field five of the Charlotte Sports Park complex, and will also play select games in the stadium. Their roster will compose mostly of international free agents from the Dominican Republic and Venezuela and draft picks from the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft.

The team first played from 1996 to 1998, as the Gulf Coast League Devil Rays. The club struggled during their first two years, but made it to the league championship in 1998, before losing to the GCL Rangers. The team was not fielded after the 1998 season, however the Rays returned to the Gulf Coast League in 2009.

Season-by-season

(from Baseball Reference Bullpen) (from Baseball Reference Bullpen)

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
GCL Devil Rays
1996	24-35	13th	Bill Evers
1997	25-35	12th (t)	Bobby Ramos
1998	36-24	2nd	Bobby Ramos	Lost League Finals vs. GCL Rangers (2 games to 0) Won 1st Round vs. GCL Marlins (1 game to 0)
GCL Rays
2009	19-36	15th	Joe Alvarez
2010	34-26	3rd	Joe Alvarez	Lost League Finals vs. GCL Phillies (2 games to 1) Won in first round vs. GCL Marlins (1 game to 0)
2011	24-36	13th	Joe Alvarez
2012	28-32	10th	Paul Hoover
2013	27-33	11th (t)	Jim Morrison
2014	32-28	8th	Jim Morrison
2015	16-44	16th	Jim Morrison
2016	TBD	TBD	Jim Morrison

Roster

Florida Complex League Rays roster

Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 88 Alexander Alberto 85 Adrian Almonte 59 Baltazar Arredondo 97 Orlando Barrios 77 Neraldo Catalina 74 Samuel Cruz 89 Cesar De Jesus 76 Manuel De La Rosa 29 Pete Fairbanks #* 56 Renaldito Florian 36 Gary Gill Hill 52 Cristhofer Gonzalez 95 Maikel Hernandez 71 Luis Hernandez 77 Sebastian Javier 75 Israel Mateo ‡ 78 Samuel Mejia 73 Gerlin Rosario 81 Ramon Sanchez 72 Jeromy Sosa 91 Santiago Suarez 58 Andri Tavarez 96 Jose Urbina 41 Colby White #* 23 Logan Workman #		Catchers 50 Robert Brooks 96 Enderson Delgado 95 Raudelis Martinez 82 Roylems Rangel 85 Joshuan Sandoval Infielders 97 Luis Ariza 74 Edwin Barragan 87 Elis Barreat 93 Willmer De La Cruz 92 Ricardo Gonzalez 84 Narciso Polanco 65 Nathanael Rodriguez 83 Miguel Tamares 62 Victor Valera Outfielders 70 Estanli Castillo 75 Arison Jimenez 50 Jackson Lancaster 72 Angel Mateo 79 Santiago Millan 67 Enzo Paulino 63 Jose Pena 90 Elias Petiyan 57 Jhonny Piron 78 Jose Sanabria		Manager -- Frank Maldonado Coaches -- Henry Bonilla (pitching) 53 Manny Castillo (hitting) -- Chris Constantine (coach) 40 Marty DeMerritt (pitching) 48 Esteban Gonzalez (coach) 45 Jose Gonzalez (pitching) 25 Edgardo Lebron (coach) -- Braxton Martinez (development) 27 Jim Morrison (coach) 44 Jamie Nelson (hitting)  2 Hez Randolph (hitting)  6 Alejandro Segovia (hitting) 46 Steven Watson (rehab pitching) 60-day injured list -- Fernando Costume -- Yonathan Gomez 7-day injured list * On Tampa Bay Rays 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated June 14, 2023 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Florida Complex League → Tampa Bay Rays minor league players

External links

• Article mentioning creation of team