2009 TAMPA BAY RAYS
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Level: MLB
Location: St. Petersburg,FL
Team Record: 84-78 .519
Result: 3rd in American League - East Division
Manager(s): Joe Maddon
General Manager: Andrew Friedman
Stadium: Tropicana Field
Attendance: 1,874,962
Payroll: $63,313,034
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Tampa Bay Rays affiliate history
Team Record: 84-78 .519
Result: 3rd in American League - East Division
Manager(s): Joe Maddon
General Manager: Andrew Friedman
Stadium: Tropicana Field
Attendance: 1,874,962
Payroll: $63,313,034
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Tampa Bay Rays affiliate history
Oldest Player: Brian Shouse (40)
Youngest Player: Reid Brignac (23)
Longest Tenure: Carl Crawford (8)
Top Hitter: Evan Longoria (11)
Top Pitcher: James Shields (10)
Top Draft Pick: LeVon Washington (#30)
Roster Continuity: 70.94%
Top Prospect: David Price
Youngest Player: Reid Brignac (23)
Longest Tenure: Carl Crawford (8)
Top Hitter: Evan Longoria (11)
Top Pitcher: James Shields (10)
Top Draft Pick: LeVon Washington (#30)
Roster Continuity: 70.94%
Top Prospect: David Price
American League Standings
| East | W | L | Pct | GB |
| NY Yankees | 103 | 59 | .636 | -- |
| Boston | 95 | 67 | .586 | 8.0 |
| Tampa Bay | 84 | 78 | .519 | 19.0 |
| Toronto | 75 | 87 | .463 | 28.0 |
| Baltimore | 64 | 98 | .395 | 39.0 |
| Contract data is available from the mid 2000s until the present day. Shaded records are players who signed multi-year contracts. The list of contracts may not be complete. Visit the Data Store if you're interested in purchasing the contract data. |
| Player Name | Contract Signed by | Start | End | Length | Value | Per Year | Contract Notes |
| Winston Abreu | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 400,000 | MInor League Contract | |
| Willy Aybar | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2010 | 2 | $ 2,600,000 | $ 1.30m | Club option for 2011, avoided arbitration. Wanted $1.05m, offered $0.9k |
| Grant Balfour | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 1,400,000 | Avoided arbitration | |
| Jason Bartlett | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 1,981,250 | Avoided arbitration | |
| Jeff Bennett | New York Mets | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 437,500 | ||
| Chad Bradford | Baltimore Orioles | 2007 | 2009 | 3 | $ 10,500,000 | $ 3.50m | $0.5m signing bonus |
| Reid Brignac | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 404,000 | ||
| Pat Burrell | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2010 | 2 | $ 16,000,000 | $ 8.00m | |
| Randy Choate | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 400,000 | Minor League Contract | |
| Lance Cormier | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 675,000 | ||
| Carl Crawford | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 8,250,000 | Option exercised. First of 2 option years. | |
| Wade Davis | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 400,000 | ||
| Joe Dillon | Oakland Athletics | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 410,000 | Split contract | |
| Matt Garza | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 433,300 | ||
| Gabe Gross | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 1,255,000 | Avoided arbitration | |
| J.P. Howell | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 433,700 | ||
| Jason Isringhausen | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 750,000 | Minor league contract | |
| Akinori Iwamura | Tampa Bay Rays | 2007 | 2009 | 3 | $ 7,700,000 | $ 2.57m | Club option for 2010 ($4.25m) |
| Matt Joyce | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 410,400 | ||
| Gabe Kapler | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 1,000,020 | ||
| Scott Kazmir | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2011 | 3 | $ 28,500,000 | $ 9.50m | Club option for 2012 ($13.5m) |
| Evan Longoria | Tampa Bay Rays | 2008 | 2013 | 6 | $ 17,500,000 | $ 2.92m | Club options for 2014-2016 |
| Dioner Navarro | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 2,100,000 | Lost Arbitration. Wanted $2.5m | |
| Joe Nelson | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 1,300,000 | ||
| Jeff Niemann | Tampa Bay Rays | 2005 | 2009 | 5 | $ 5,500,000 | $ 1.10m | $3.2m signing bonus |
| Carlos Pena | Tampa Bay Rays | 2008 | 2010 | 3 | $ 24,125,000 | $ 8.04m | |
| Troy Percival | Tampa Bay Rays | 2008 | 2009 | 2 | $ 8,000,000 | $ 4.00m | |
| David Price | Tampa Bay Rays | 2007 | 2012 | 6 | $ 8,500,000 | $ 1.42m | $5.6m signing bonus |
| Shawn Riggans | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 413,900 | ||
| James Shields | Tampa Bay Rays | 2008 | 2011 | 4 | $ 11,250,000 | $ 2.81m | Club options for 2012-2014 |
| Brian Shouse | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 1,550,000 | Club option for 2010 ($1.9m) | |
| Andy Sonnanstine | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 430,100 | ||
| Russ Springer | Oakland Athletics | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 3,300,000 | ||
| Dale Thayer | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 400,000 | ||
| B.J. Upton | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 435,000 | ||
| Dan Wheeler | Tampa Bay Rays | 2008 | 2010 | 3 | $ 10,500,000 | $ 3.50m | Club option for 2011 ($4m). Avoided arbitration |
| Gregg Zaun | Baltimore Orioles | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 2,000,000 | Club option for 2010 ($2m) | |
| Ben Zobrist | Tampa Bay Rays | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | $ 415,900 |
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