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2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season

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Record
  
61–101 (.377)

Owner(s)
  
Stuart Sternberg

Manager(s)
  
Joe Maddon

Divisional place
  
5th

General manager(s)
  
Andrew Friedman

Local television
  
FSN FloridaWXPX(Joe Magrane, Dewayne Staats)

The 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their ninth since the franchise was created. This season, they finished last in the AL East division, and managed to finish the season with a league-worst record of 61-101. Their manager was Joe Maddon who entered his 1st season with the Devil Rays.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 2, 2005: Pete Laforest was selected off waivers by the San Diego Padres from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
  • December 7, 2005: Dewon Brazelton was traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the San Diego Padres for Sean Burroughs.
  • January 18, 2006: Luis Rivas was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
  • January 31, 2006: Russell Branyan was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

    • Opening Day starters

  • Carl Crawford
  • Jonny Gomes
  • Nick Green
  • Toby Hall
  • Damon Hollins
  • Aubrey Huff
  • Travis Lee
  • Seth McClung
  • Tomás Pérez
  • Ty Wigginton

    • Transactions

  • Evan Longoria was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round of the June amateur draft.
  • July 12, 2006: Aubrey Huff was traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with cash to the Houston Astros for Ben Zobrist and Mitch Talbot (minors).
  • August 24, 2006: Russell Branyan was traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later and Evan Meek (minors). The San Diego Padres sent Dale Thayer (minors) (September 15, 2006) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to complete the trade.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montgomery

    References

    2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season Wikipedia
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