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2012 Tampa Bay Rays

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 2011

90-72, 3rd place in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Joe Maddon (90-72)
Scored 697 runs, Allowed 577 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 95-67

Ballparks: Tropicana Field · Attendance: 1,559,681 (14th of 14)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 94, Pitching - 93 · one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 94

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2011 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Future Payrolls

Buyouts are always shown when years are options ([*] for option details)
Age Yrs Acquired SrvTm Agent Contract Status 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Evan Longoria 27 5 Amateur Draft 4.170 Paul Cohen 15 yrs/$144.5M (08-22) & 23 team option $6M $7.5M $11M $11.5M $13M $13.5M $14.5M $15M $18.5M $19.5M $5M [FA-*]
Ben Zobrist 32 7 Traded 5.134 Alan Nero 4 yrs/$18M (10-13) & 14-15 team option $5.5M $2.5M [FA-*] $0 [FA-*] FA
Matt Moore 24 2 Amateur Draft 1.017 5 yrs/$14M (12-16) & 17-19 team option $1M $1M $3M $5M $2.5M [Arb-*] $0 [FA-*] $0 [FA-*] FA
Yunel Escobar 30 6 Traded 5.121 Wasserman Media G... 2 yrs/$10M (12-13) & 14-15 team option $5M $0 [FA-*] $0 [FA-*] FA
Joel Peralta 37 8 Free Agency 6.132 2 yrs/$6M (13-14) & 15-17 team option $3M $3M $0 [FA-*] $0 [FA-*] $0 [FA-*] FA
Fernando Rodney 36 10 Free Agency 9.137 Bill Rego 2 yrs/$4.25M (12-13) $2.5M FA
Jose Molina 38 13 Free Agency 11.026 Octagon 2 yrs/$3M (12-13) $1.5M FA
James Loney 29 7 Free Agency 6.012 CAA Sports (Joe U... 1 yr/$2M (13) $2M FA
Sean Rodriguez 28 5 Traded 3.133 MVP Sports Group 1 yr/$1M (13) $1M Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Jeff Niemann 30 5 Amateur Draft 4.022 Hendricks Sports Arb-2 (~$3.1M) Arb-3 FA
David Price 27 5 Amateur Draft 3.164 Bo McKinnis Arb-2 (~$9.5M) Arb-3 Arb-4 FA
Ryan Roberts 32 7 Traded 3.150 Beverly Hills Spo... Arb-2 (~$3M) Arb-3 Arb-4 FA
Matthew Joyce 28 5 Traded 3.123 ACES Arb-1 (~$2.6M) Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Sam Fuld 31 5 Traded 2.140 Jim Munsey Arb-1 (~$500k) Arb-2 Arb-3 Arb-4 FA
Reid Brignac 27 5 Amateur Draft 2.120 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Chris Gimenez 30 4 Free Agency 2.117 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Jeremy Hellickson 26 3 Amateur Draft 2.045 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Elliot Johnson 29 3 Amateur Free Agent 2.028 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Cesar Ramos 29 4 Traded 2.003 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Jose Lobaton 28 3 Waivers 1.138 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Jake McGee 26 3 Amateur Draft 1.127 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Desmond Jennings 26 3 Amateur Draft 1.101 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Alex Cobb 25 2 Amateur Draft 1.061 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Robinson Chirinos 29 1st Traded 1.032 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Brandon Guyer 27 2 Traded 1.007 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Brandon Gomes 28 2 Traded 1.003 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Josh Lueke 28 2 Traded 0.109 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Stephen Vogt 28 1st Amateur Draft 0.060 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Dane De La Rosa 30 2 Free Agency 0.051 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Chris Archer 24 1st Traded 0.035 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Jake Odorizzi 23 1st Traded 0.018 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Alexander Torres 25 1st Traded 0.017 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Signed Players With Guaranteed Contracts (does not include players with options) *9 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Dollars Committed Value of Guaranteed Contracts (no options are exercised and includes buyouts) *$27.5M $14M $14M $16.5M $15.5M $13.5M $14.5M $15M $18.5M $19.5M $5M
Contract Options Players with any type of option 2 3 1 2 1 1 1
Option Values Maximum value of options if all are exercised $12M $15M $2.5M $9.5M $9M $10M $13M
Arb Eligible Number of arbitration eligible players (1st-2nd-3rd-4th, "Arb" players = 3rds) 2-3-0-0 5-3-3-0 7-5-3-2 6-7-5-1 0-6-7-0 0-0-6-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
Arb Costs Rough estimated value of all arbitration cases (uses 3-year averages for 1st yr, 2nd,..) †$18.7M $28.3M $47.1M $53.6M $43.5M $23.4M $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other Players Additional Players Needed to Fill 25-man (no options exercised) 11 11 6 4 11 18 24 24 24 24 25
Other Costs Estimate of Remaining Players Costs (based on 1-year avg of all pre-arb players) $5.5M $5.5M $3M $2M $5.5M $9M $12M $12M $12M $12M $12.5M
Payroll (no options) Est. Total Payroll w/o Options (Guaranteed + Arb + Other) $51.7M $47.8M $64.1M $72.1M $64.5M $45.9M $26.5M $27M $30.5M $31.5M $17.5M
Payroll (options) Est. Total Payroll w/ Options (Guaranteed + Options + Arb + Other) $51.7M $58.8M $77.6M $74.1M $73M $54.4M $36M $27M $30.5M $31.5M $30M

* - This is not intended as an accurate payroll accounting for current. Trades are not prorated, new debuts are not added, incentives are not included.
† - 2013 arbitration projections are provided by Matt Swartz and MLBTradeRumors.com. Please check the link for a description of process and a lot more great transaction content.
All salary values are VERY unofficial. On occasion, we have estimated arbitration eligibility.
Future arbitration eligibility assumes players will play full major league seasons.
Signing bonuses are as of now all assumed to have been paid at the time of signing.
For information like contract history, contract incentives, and more, we heartily recommend Cot's Contracts
Unsigned players salaries are estimated based on the last three years of salary data:
    $500k for pre-arbitration, $1.7M for 1st-year arb, $2.7M for 2nd-year-arb, $3.9M for 3rd-year-arb, $5M for 4th-year-arb.
Please let us know if you find any errors, updates, or corrections

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR WAR Salary
Brandon Allen 26 L R 6' 2" 235 Feb 12, 1986 4 7 3 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 4 0 -0.1 $482,500
Chris Archer 23 R R 6' 3" 200 Sep 26, 1988 1st 8 4 4 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 -0.3 $
Burke Badenhop 29 R R 6' 5" 220 Feb 8, 1983 5 66 0 5 66 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 $1,075,000
Reid Brignac 26 L R 6' 3" 190 Jan 16, 1986 5 16 5 16 16 0 0 0 1 4 11 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 -0.3 $490,600
Alex Cobb 24 R R 6' 2" 195 Oct 7, 1987 2 23 23 0 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 $
Brooks Conrad 32 B R 5' 10" 190 Jan 16, 1980 5 24 13 24 22 0 0 0 9 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.1 $
Wade Davis 26 R R 6' 5" 225 Sep 7, 1985 4 54 0 5 54 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 $1,500,000
Dane De La Rosa 29 R R 6' 7" 245 Feb 1, 1983 2 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $
Kyle Farnsworth 36 R R 6' 4" 230 Apr 14, 1976 14 34 0 0 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $3,300,000
Ben Francisco 30 R R 6' 1" 185 Oct 23, 1981 6 24 14 24 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 11 18 5 9 0 -0.1 $
Sam Fuld 30 L L 5' 10" 175 Nov 20, 1981 5 44 23 44 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 6 15 33 7 9 5 0.5 $489,400
Chris Gimenez 29 R R 6' 2" 220 Dec 27, 1982 4 42 31 42 40 0 39 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0.5 $
Brandon Gomes 27 R R 5' 11" 185 Jul 15, 1984 2 15 0 2 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 $
Brandon Guyer 26 R R 6' 2" 210 Jan 28, 1986 2 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.1 $
Jeremy Hellickson 25 R R 6' 1" 190 Apr 8, 1987 3 31 31 1 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 $489,500
J.P. Howell 29 L L 6' 0" 190 Apr 25, 1983 7 55 0 5 55 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 $1,350,000
Desmond Jennings 25 R R 6' 2" 200 Oct 30, 1986 3 132 124 132 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 21 1 129 0 5 0 3.0 $486,900
Elliot Johnson 28 B R 6' 1" 190 Mar 9, 1984 3 123 80 123 118 0 0 0 13 6 100 3 0 0 3 2 10 6 0.5 $486,100
Matthew Joyce 27 L R 6' 2" 205 Aug 3, 1984 5 124 110 124 115 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 89 115 4 13 0 1.8 $499,500
Jeff Keppinger 32 R R 6' 0" 185 Apr 21, 1980 8 115 104 115 91 0 0 27 27 50 0 0 0 0 0 20 9 1 2.4 $1,525,000
Jose Lobaton 27 B R 6' 0" 210 Oct 21, 1984 3 69 51 69 66 0 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 -0.3 $481,500
Evan Longoria 26 R R 6' 2" 210 Oct 7, 1985 5 74 74 74 50 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 2.3 $4,500,000
Josh Lueke 27 R R 6' 5" 235 Dec 5, 1984 2 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 $
Hideki Matsui 38 L R 6' 2" 210 Jun 12, 1974 10 34 23 34 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 6 15 11 11 0 -1.4 $
Jake McGee 25 L L 6' 3" 230 Aug 6, 1986 3 69 0 6 69 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 $484,200
Jose Molina 37 R R 6' 2" 250 Jun 3, 1975 13 102 80 102 102 0 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.8 $1,500,000
Matt Moore 23 L L 6' 2" 205 Jun 18, 1989 2 31 31 2 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 $1,000,000
Jeff Niemann 29 R R 6' 9" 285 Feb 28, 1983 5 8 8 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 $2,750,000
Carlos Pena 34 L L 6' 2" 225 May 17, 1978 12 160 135 160 153 0 0 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0.4 $7,250,000
Joel Peralta 36 R R 5' 11" 205 Mar 23, 1976 8 77 0 7 77 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 $2,175,000
David Price 26 L L 6' 6" 220 Aug 26, 1985 5 31 31 2 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.4 $4,350,000 All-Star
Cesar Ramos 28 L L 6' 2" 205 Jun 22, 1984 4 17 1 2 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 $
Will Rhymes 29 L R 5' 9" 155 Apr 1, 1983 3 47 35 47 41 0 0 0 31 15 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 3 -0.3 $
Ryan Roberts 31 R R 5' 11" 185 Sep 19, 1980 7 60 51 60 57 0 0 0 46 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.6 $
Fernando Rodney 35 R R 5' 11" 220 Mar 18, 1977 10 76 0 8 76 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.7 $1,750,000 All-Star
Sean Rodriguez 27 R R 6' 0" 200 Apr 26, 1985 5 112 87 112 109 0 0 0 37 49 47 0 0 0 0 5 12 5 1.0 $492,800
Luke Scott 34 L R 6' 0" 205 Jun 25, 1978 8 96 84 96 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 12 0 0.1 $5,000,000
James Shields 30 R R 6' 4" 215 Dec 20, 1981 7 33 33 2 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 $7,000,000
Drew Sutton 29 B R 6' 3" 200 Jun 30, 1983 4 18 12 18 18 0 0 3 6 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.1 $
Rich Thompson 33 L R 6' 3" 185 Apr 23, 1979 2 23 4 23 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 0 12 3 2 12 -0.5 $
B.J. Upton 27 R R 6' 3" 185 Aug 21, 1984 8 146 144 146 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 0 142 3 2 0 2.6 $7,000,000
Stephen Vogt 27 L R 6' 0" 215 Nov 1, 1984 1st 18 4 18 9 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 10 1 -0.6 $480,000
Ben Zobrist 31 B R 6' 3" 210 May 26, 1981 7 157 156 157 153 0 0 0 58 0 47 0 0 71 71 4 0 0 5.5 $4,500,000
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR WAR Salary
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

2011 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers