2008 Tampa Bay Rays Roster

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The 2008 Tampa Bay Rays team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2008 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2008 Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Tampa Bay Rays salary list, a 2008 Tampa Bay Rays uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Tampa Bay Rays primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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"The (2008) Tampa Bay Rays had become the latest beacon for the game's downtrodden. Like a high-pitched whistle audible only to junkyard dogs, their message was clearly heard by baseball mongrels. They spoke to the Reds, to the Pirates, to the Royals -- to all the teams that have been down for so long, hope had become just another four-letter word." - Sportswriter Tom Singer on MLB.com (09/27/08, 'Worst to first: Rays in pursuit of history')

2008 Tampa Bay Rays Roster

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50 Grant Balfour 6-02 200 Right Right 1977-12-30
24 Kurt Birkins 6-02 190 Left Left 1980-08-11
53 Chad Bradford 6-05 215 Right Right 1974-09-14
27 Scott Dohmann 6-01 180 Right Right 1978-02-13
22 Matt Garza 6-04 220 Right Right 1983-11-26
47 Gary Glover 6-05 205 Right Right 1976-12-03
49 Jason Hammel 6-06 225 Right Right 1982-09-02
39 J.P. Howell 6-00 180 Left Left 1983-04-25
36 Edwin Jackson 6-02 215 Right Right 1983-09-09
19 Scott Kazmir 6-00 185 Left Left 1984-01-24
57 Trever Miller 6-03 175 Left Right 1973-05-29
34 Jeff Niemann 6-09 285 Right Right 1983-02-28
40 Troy Percival 6-03 255 Right Right 1969-08-09
14 David Price 6-05 215 Left Left 1985-08-26
28 Al Reyes 6-01 195 Right Right 1971-04-10
11 Jae Kuk Ryu 6-03 220 Right Right 1983-05-30
52 Juan Salas 6-02 210 Right Right 1978-11-07
33 James Shields 6-03 210 Right Right 1981-12-20
21 Andy Sonnanstine 6-03 185 Right Left 1983-03-18
51 Mitch Talbot 6-02 200 Right Right 1983-10-17
35 Dan Wheeler 6-03 222 Right Right 1977-12-10
20 Mike DiFelice 6-02 205 Right Right 1969-05-28
41 Michel Hernandez 6-00 215 Right Right 1978-08-12
28 John Jaso 6-02 202 Right Left 1983-09-19
30 Dioner Navarro 5-10 215 Right Both 1984-02-09
9 Shawn Riggans 6-02 190 Right Right 1980-07-25
16 Willy Aybar 6-00 175 Right Both 1983-03-09
8 Jason Bartlett 6-00 190 Right Right 1979-10-30
44 Reid Brignac 6-03 210 Right Left 1986-01-16
41 Andy Cannizaro 5-10 170 Right Right 1978-12-19
1 Akinori Iwamura 5-09 175 Right Left 1979-02-09
26, 24 Dan Johnson 6-02 210 Right Left 1979-08-10
43 Elliot Johnson 6-01 190 Right Both 1984-03-09
3 Evan Longoria 6-01 213 Right Right 1985-10-07
23 Carlos Pena 6-02 225 Left Left 1978-05-17
18 Ben Zobrist 6-03 210 Right Both 1981-05-26
5 Rocco Baldelli 6-04 200 Right Right 1981-09-25
13 Carl Crawford 6-02 230 Left Left 1981-08-05
31 Jonny Gomes 6-01 230 Right Right 1980-11-22
26 Gabe Gross 6-03 210 Right Left 1979-10-21
37 Nathan Haynes 5-09 180 Left Left 1979-09-07
32 Eric Hinske 6-02 235 Right Left 1977-08-05
38 Fernando Perez 6-01 195 Right Both 1983-04-23
10 Justin Ruggiano 6-01 210 Right Right 1982-04-12
2 B.J. Upton 6-03 185 Right Right 1984-08-21
15 Cliff Floyd 6-04 230 Right Left 1972-12-05
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The 2008 Tampa Bay Rays played 162 games during the regular season, won 97 games, lost 65 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Tropicana Field (Park Factors: 93/95) where 1,811,986 fans witnessed their 2008 Rays finish the season with a .599 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2008 Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Tampa Bay Rays salary list, a 2008 Tampa Bay Rays uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Tampa Bay Rays primary starters list:

2008 Tampa Bay Rays
Opening Day Starters

Willy Aybar
Jason Bartlett
Carl Crawford
Matt Garza
Jonny Gomes
Akinori Iwamura
Elliot Johnson
Carlos Pena
Shawn Riggans
B.J. Upton

2008 Tampa Bay Rays
Most Games by Position

C Dioner Navarro (117)
1B Carlos Pena (132)
2B Akinori Iwamura (152)
3B Evan Longoria (119)
SS Jason Bartlett (125)
LF Carl Crawford (108)
CF B.J. Upton (143)
RF Gabe Gross (120)
  
SP Matt Garza
SP Edwin Jackson
SP Scott Kazmir
SP James Shields
SP Andy Sonnanstine
  
RP Grant Balfour
RP Chad Bradford
RP Gary Glover
RP Jason Hammel
RP J.P. Howell
RP Trever Miller
RP Al Reyes
RP Dan Wheeler
CL Troy Percival

2008 Tampa Bay Rays
Salaries

Carlos Pena $6,000,000.00
Carl Crawford $5,375,000.00
Troy Percival $3,897,797.00
Scott Kazmir $3,785,000.00
Dan Wheeler $2,875,000.00
Eric Hinske $2,800,000.00
Cliff Floyd $2,750,000.00
Akinori Iwamura $2,400,000.00
Rocco Baldelli $2,250,000.00
Trever Miller $1,600,000.00
Jonny Gomes $1,275,000.00
Gary Glover $1,075,000.00
James Shields $1,000,000.00
David Price $650,000.00
Grant Balfour $500,000.00
Jason Bartlett $416,600.00
Edwin Jackson $412,700.00
Dioner Navarro $412,500.00
B.J. Upton $412,100.00
Matt Garza $404,600.00
Willy Aybar $401,200.00
J.P. Howell $397,400.00
Jason Hammel $396,300.00
Andy Sonnanstine $395,800.00
Ben Zobrist $395,800.00
Kurt Birkins $390,000.00
Reid Brignac $390,000.00
Andy Cannizaro $390,000.00
Nathan Haynes $390,000.00
Michel Hernandez $390,000.00
John Jaso $390,000.00
Elliot Johnson $390,000.00
Evan Longoria $390,000.00
Jeff Niemann $390,000.00
Fernando Perez $390,000.00
Shawn Riggans $390,000.00
Justin Ruggiano $390,000.00
Jae Kuk Ryu $390,000.00
Juan Salas $390,000.00
Mitch Talbot $390,000.00

2008 Tampa Bay Rays
Uniform Numbers

#1 Akinori Iwamura
#2 B.J. Upton
#3 Evan Longoria
#5 Rocco Baldelli
#8 Jason Bartlett
#9 Shawn Riggans
#10 Justin Ruggiano
#11 Jae Kuk Ryu
#13 Carl Crawford
#14 David Price
#15 Cliff Floyd
#16 Willy Aybar
#18 Ben Zobrist
#19 Scott Kazmir
#20 Mike DiFelice
#21 Andy Sonnanstine
#22 Matt Garza
#23 Carlos Pena
#24 Kurt Birkins
#24 Dan Johnson
#26 Gabe Gross
#26 Dan Johnson
#27 Scott Dohmann
#28 John Jaso
#28 Al Reyes
#30 Dioner Navarro
#31 Jonny Gomes
#32 Eric Hinske
#33 James Shields
#34 Jeff Niemann
#35 Dan Wheeler
#36 Edwin Jackson
#37 Nathan Haynes
#38 Fernando Perez
#39 J.P. Howell
#40 Troy Percival
#41 Andy Cannizaro
#41 Michel Hernandez
#43 Elliot Johnson
#44 Reid Brignac
#47 Gary Glover
#49 Jason Hammel
#50 Grant Balfour
#51 Mitch Talbot
#52 Juan Salas
#53 Chad Bradford
#57 Trever Miller

Did you know that a 2008 Tampa Bay Rays Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?