2016 Tampa Bay Rays season

2016 Tampa Bay Rays
Division	Eastern Division
Ballpark	Tropicana Field
City	St. Petersburg, Florida
Record	68–94 (.420)
Owners	Stuart Sternberg
Managers	Kevin Cash
Television	Sun Sports (Dewayne Staats, Brian Anderson, Todd Kalas)
Radio	Tampa Bay Rays Radio Network (English) (Andy Freed, Dave Wills, Todd Kalas) WGES (Spanish) (Ricardo Taveras, Enrique Oliu)
Seasons

The 2016 Tampa Bay Rays season was the Rays' 19th season of Major League Baseball and the ninth as the "Rays" (all at Tropicana Field). After starting the season 30-32, the Rays went 38-62 across their final 100 games, including a dismal 3-24 stretch before the All-Star Break, to finish at 68-94, their worst record since the 2007 season.

Season standings

American League East

AL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	93	69	.574	—	47‍–‍34	46‍–‍35
Toronto Blue Jays	89	73	.549	4	51‍–‍30	38‍–‍43
Baltimore Orioles	89	73	.549	4	50‍–‍31	39‍–‍42
New York Yankees	84	78	.519	9	48‍–‍33	36‍–‍45
Tampa Bay Rays	68	94	.420	25	36‍–‍45	32‍–‍49

American League Wild Card

Division Leaders

Team	W	L	Pct.
Texas Rangers	95	67	.586
Cleveland Indians	94	67	.584
Boston Red Sox	93	69	.574

Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Toronto Blue Jays	89	73	.549	—
Baltimore Orioles	89	73	.549	—
Detroit Tigers	86	75	.534	2½
Seattle Mariners	86	76	.531	3
New York Yankees	84	78	.519	5
Houston Astros	84	78	.519	5
Kansas City Royals	81	81	.500	8
Chicago White Sox	78	84	.481	11
Los Angeles Angels	74	88	.457	15
Oakland Athletics	69	93	.426	20
Tampa Bay Rays	68	94	.420	21
Minnesota Twins	59	103	.364	30

Record against opponents

2016 American League record Source: MLB Standings Grid - 2016
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	HOU	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	—	8–11	4–3	5–1	5–2	1–6	4–2	4–2	5–1	10–9	3–4	1–6	13–6	3–4	9–10	14–6
Boston	11–8	—	3–4	4–2	2–5	5–2	2–4	4–3	4–3	11–8	5–1	4–3	12–7	3–3	9–10	14–6
Chicago	3–4	4–3	—	8–11	7–12	3–3	5–14	2–5	12–7	3–3	5–2	4–3	4–3	4–2	5–1	9–11
Cleveland	1–5	2–4	11–8	—	14–4	3–4	14–5	6–1	10–9	2–5	4–2	3–4	5–1	2–5	4–3	13–7
Detroit	2–5	5–2	12–7	4–14	—	4–2	7–12	2–4	15–4	3–3	4–3	4–3	6–1	2–4	3–4	13–7
Houston	6–1	2–5	3–3	4–3	2–4	—	3–4	13–6	5–2	2–4	13–6	11–8	3–3	4–15	2–5	11–9
Kansas City	2–4	4–2	14–5	5–14	12–7	4–3	—	1–5	15–4	2–5	1–6	3–4	5–2	1–6	2–4	10–10
Los Angeles	2–4	3–4	5–2	1–6	4–2	6–13	5–1	—	2–4	1–6	12–7	8–11	3–4	9–10	4–3	9–11
Minnesota	1–5	3–4	7–12	9–10	4–15	2–5	4–15	4–2	—	2–5	2–4	4–2	3–4	5–2	1–6	8–12
New York	9–10	8–11	3–3	5–2	3–3	4–2	5–2	6–1	5–2	—	4–3	3–3	11–8	3–4	7–12	8–12
Oakland	4–3	1–5	2–5	2–4	3–4	6–13	6–1	7–12	4–2	3–4	—	7–12	5–2	9–10	3–3	7–13
Seattle	6–1	3–4	3–4	4–3	3–4	8–11	4–3	11–8	2–4	3–3	12–7	—	4–2	7–12	3–3	13–7
Tampa Bay	6–13	7–12	3–4	1–5	1–6	3–3	2–5	4–3	4–3	8–11	2–5	2–4	—	4–2	11–8	10–10
Texas	4–3	3–3	2–4	5–2	4–2	15–4	6–1	10–9	2–5	4–3	10–9	12–7	2–4	—	3–4	13–7
Toronto	10–9	10–9	1–5	3–4	4–3	5–2	4–2	3–4	6–1	12–7	3–3	3–3	8–11	4–3	—	13–7

Regular season summary

Game log

Legend
	Rays win
	Rays loss
	Postponement
Bold	Rays team member

Roster

2016 Tampa Bay Rays
Roster
Pitchers 35 Matt Andriese 22 Chris Archer 26 Brad Boxberger 31 Xavier Cedeño 53 Alex Cobb 37 Álex Colomé 51,56 Dana Eveland 43 Danny Farquhar 49 Dylan Floro 59 Eddie Gamboa 52 Ryan Garton 54 Steve Geltz 40 Kevin Jepsen 50 Jhan Mariñez 58 Justin Marks 55 Matt Moore 23 Jake Odorizzi 30 Erasmo Ramírez 45 Enny Romero 33 Drew Smyly  4 Blake Snell 50 Tyler Sturdevant 58 Ryan Webb 47 Chase Whitley		Catchers 19 Curt Casali 24 Hank Conger 46 Luke Maile 21 Bobby Wilson Infielders  1 Tim Beckham  5 Matt Duffy 11 Logan Forsythe  3 Evan Longoria 13 Brad Miller  7 Logan Morrison  9 Juniel Querecuto 24 Alexei Ramírez 36 Richie Shaffer		Outfielders  9 Oswaldo Arcia 14 Jaff Decker 10 Corey Dickerson  2 Nick Franklin  5 Brandon Guyer  8 Desmond Jennings 39 Kevin Kiermaier 27 Mikie Mahtook 38 Taylor Motter 28 Steve Pearce 20 Steven Souza		Manager 16 Kevin Cash Coaches 15 Rocco Baldelli (first base) 41 Stan Boroski (bullpen) 77 Scott Cursi (bullpen catcher) 99 Misha Dworken (bullpen catcher)  6 Tom Foley (bench) 48 Jim Hickey (pitching) 25 Charlie Montoyo (third base) 4,44 Jamie Nelson (assistant hitting) 51 Chad Mottola (hitting)

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Durham Bulls	International League	Jared Sandberg
AA	Montgomery Biscuits	Southern League	Brady Williams
A-Advanced	Charlotte Stone Crabs	Florida State League	Michael Johns
A	Bowling Green Hot Rods	Midwest League	Reinaldo Ruiz
A-Short Season	Hudson Valley Renegades	New York–Penn League	Tim Parenton
Rookie	Princeton Rays	Appalachian League	Danny Sheaffer
Rookie	GCL Rays	Gulf Coast League	Jim Morrison
Rookie	DSL Rays	Dominican Summer League	Julio Zorrilla

External links

• 2016 Tampa Bay Rays season Official Site
• 2016 Tampa Bay Rays season at ESPN
• 2016 Tampa Bay Rays season at Baseball Reference