The Devil Rays have never in their franchise history finished better than 4th or won more than 70 games and it shows.
Lineup (min. 100 games)
C: Dioner Navarro 2007: They got rid of Toby Hall cause he hit .231 and then Navarro goes out and hits .227 in 388 at bats the following year.
1B: Travis Lee 2006: .224 average and .295 On Base % in 343 at bats.
2B: Brent Abernathy 2002: 2 Home Runs with a .599 OPS in 463 ABs.
3B: Aubrey Huff 2001: .248 average and a .288 on base % with only 8 homers over 411 at bats.
SS: Kevin Stocker 1998: .208 Average, .282 On Base %, and .313 Slugging % in 336 at bats. All around awful.
OF: Damon Hollins 2006: .228 Average and .269 On Base % over 333 at bats in 121 games.
OF: Jonny Gomes 2006: The man Hollins was in a DH/OF/Bench platoon with hit a robust .216 in 2006 with 116 Ks in 385 at bats.
OF: Al Martin 2003: Split time between DHing and playing the OF but for this purpose he shall be considered in the OF. He hit 3 home runs and had 2 steals in 238 total at bats. Now that's production.
DH: Paul Sorrento 1998 : .225 average and a .313 On Base % while mostly DHing.
BN: Felix Martinez 2000: basically just as bad as Stocker at SS in 2000. Hit .214 with a .305 On Base % and .298 slugging percentage. Yes a slugging percentage below .300. Wow.
BN: Nick Green 2005: 3 Homers and 2 steals with a .239 average in 318 at bats.
BN: Geoff Blum 2004: While platooning everywhere for the Drays in 04 Blum hit .215 with a miserable .266 On Base % in 339 at bats.
BN: Jared Sandberg 2002:.229 average and 139 Ks in 358 at bats.
Starting Pitching (min. 18 starts)
SP: Tanyon Sturtze 2002: Win loss record doesn't necessarily say everything about a pitcher's performance, but damn 4-18 is bad.
SP: Ryan Rupe 2000: 5-6 with a 6.92 ERA. 160 Base runners in 91 innings. (Note was just as bad in 2001)
SP: Joe Kennedy 2003 : 3-12 with a 6.13 ERA in 32 games 22 started.
SP: Hideo Nomo 2005: Gave up over a touchdown per game with an ERA of 7.24 going 5-8 in 19 starts.
SP: Edwin Jackson 2007: Sucked less the last month of the season but 5-15 with a 5.76 ERA is terrible.
Relief Pitching (min. 25 appearances)
RP: Casey Fossum 2007: Sure he started 10 games, but he also came out in relief in 30 and finished with 76 innings pitched and an ERA of 7.70.
RP: Jesus Colome 2002: 8.27 ERA and 88 base runners over 41.3 innings.
RP: Shawn Camp 2007: 0-3 with a 7.20 ERA over 50 appearances.
RP: Brian Stokes 2007: 2-7 with a 7.07 ERA over 59 apperances.
RP: Travis Harper 2005:6.75 ERA over 52 appearances.
RP: Doug Creek 2002: No idea who this guy is but he had 6.27 ERA in 29 appearances.
RP: Seth McClung 2005: Half his appearances were starts but whatever he was miserable for 3 straight years. In 05 he finished with and ERA of 6.59 his worst over that span.
All Crap Team Index
Lineup (min. 100 games)
C: Dioner Navarro 2007: They got rid of Toby Hall cause he hit .231 and then Navarro goes out and hits .227 in 388 at bats the following year.1B: Travis Lee 2006: .224 average and .295 On Base % in 343 at bats.
2B: Brent Abernathy 2002: 2 Home Runs with a .599 OPS in 463 ABs.
3B: Aubrey Huff 2001: .248 average and a .288 on base % with only 8 homers over 411 at bats.
SS: Kevin Stocker 1998: .208 Average, .282 On Base %, and .313 Slugging % in 336 at bats. All around awful.
OF: Damon Hollins 2006: .228 Average and .269 On Base % over 333 at bats in 121 games.
OF: Jonny Gomes 2006: The man Hollins was in a DH/OF/Bench platoon with hit a robust .216 in 2006 with 116 Ks in 385 at bats.
OF: Al Martin 2003: Split time between DHing and playing the OF but for this purpose he shall be considered in the OF. He hit 3 home runs and had 2 steals in 238 total at bats. Now that's production.
DH: Paul Sorrento 1998 : .225 average and a .313 On Base % while mostly DHing.
BN: Felix Martinez 2000: basically just as bad as Stocker at SS in 2000. Hit .214 with a .305 On Base % and .298 slugging percentage. Yes a slugging percentage below .300. Wow.
BN: Nick Green 2005: 3 Homers and 2 steals with a .239 average in 318 at bats.
BN: Geoff Blum 2004: While platooning everywhere for the Drays in 04 Blum hit .215 with a miserable .266 On Base % in 339 at bats.
BN: Jared Sandberg 2002:.229 average and 139 Ks in 358 at bats.
Starting Pitching (min. 18 starts)
SP: Tanyon Sturtze 2002: Win loss record doesn't necessarily say everything about a pitcher's performance, but damn 4-18 is bad. SP: Ryan Rupe 2000: 5-6 with a 6.92 ERA. 160 Base runners in 91 innings. (Note was just as bad in 2001)
SP: Joe Kennedy 2003 : 3-12 with a 6.13 ERA in 32 games 22 started.
SP: Hideo Nomo 2005: Gave up over a touchdown per game with an ERA of 7.24 going 5-8 in 19 starts.
SP: Edwin Jackson 2007: Sucked less the last month of the season but 5-15 with a 5.76 ERA is terrible.
Relief Pitching (min. 25 appearances)
RP: Casey Fossum 2007: Sure he started 10 games, but he also came out in relief in 30 and finished with 76 innings pitched and an ERA of 7.70.RP: Jesus Colome 2002: 8.27 ERA and 88 base runners over 41.3 innings.
RP: Shawn Camp 2007: 0-3 with a 7.20 ERA over 50 appearances.
RP: Brian Stokes 2007: 2-7 with a 7.07 ERA over 59 apperances.
RP: Travis Harper 2005:6.75 ERA over 52 appearances.
RP: Doug Creek 2002: No idea who this guy is but he had 6.27 ERA in 29 appearances.
RP: Seth McClung 2005: Half his appearances were starts but whatever he was miserable for 3 straight years. In 05 he finished with and ERA of 6.59 his worst over that span.
All Crap Team Index
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