Tampa Bay Rays 2008 Roster

[Tampa Bay Rays GM]

Lineup
Catcher	Jason Varitek	$3.00	1 Yrs. option

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[tr] [td]First Baseman[/td] [td] Adrian Gonzalez [/td] [td] $21.00 [/td] [td] 4 Yrs. [/td] [/td] [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]Second Baseman[/td] [td] Dustin Pedroia [/td] [td] $12.00 [/td] [td] 3Yrs. [/td] [/td] [/td] [/tr]

3[tr] [td]Third Baseman[/td] [td] Chone Figgins [/td] [td] $25.00 [/td] [td] 4 Yrs. [/td] [/td] [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]Shortstop[/td] [td] Jhonny Peralta [/td] [td] $7.60 [/td] [td] 4 Yrs. 1 yr option [/td] [/td] [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]Outfielder[/td] [td] Jeff Francoeur [/td] [td] $15.50 [/td] [td] 4 Yrs. [/td] [/td] [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]Center Fielder[/td] [td] Eric Byrnes [/td] [td] $12.50 [/td] [td] 3yrs [/td] [/td] [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]Outfielder[/td] [td] Jermaine Dye [/td] [td] $10.50 [/td] [td] 2Yrs. 1 yr option [/td] [/td] [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]Designated Hitter[/td] [td] Carl Crawford [/td] [td] $51.00 [/td] [td] 4 Yrs. [/td] [/td] [/td] [/tr]

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Starting Rotation
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[tr] [td]Staff Ace[/td] [td] James Shields [/td] [td] $23.00 [/td] [td] 4 Yrs. [/td] [/td] [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]#2 Starter[/td] [td] Jermey Bonderman [/td] [td] $14.50 [/td] [td] 4 Yrs. [/td] [/td] [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]#3 Starter[/td] [td] Roy Halladay [/td] [td] $25.00 [/td] [td] 4 Yrs. [/td] [/td] [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]#4 Starter[/td] [td] Jeff Francis [/td] [td] $7.00 [/td] [td] 4 Yrs. option [/td] [/td] [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]#5 Starter[/td] [td] Scott Olsen [/td] [td] $1.20 [/td] [td] 3Yrs. option [/td] [/tr]
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Bullpen
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[tr] [td]Staff Closer[/td] [td] Jose Valverde [/td] [td] $8.60 [/td] [td] 3 Yrs. option [/td] [/td] [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]#2 Reliever[/td] [td] Matt Capps [/td] [td] $4.70 [/td] [td] 3 Yrs. option [/td] [/td] [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]#3 Reliever[/td] [td] None Signed [/td] [td] $0.00 [/td] [td] 0 Yrs. [/td] [/td] [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]#4 Reliever[/td] [td] Cla Meredith [/td] [td] $1.30 [/td] [td] 3 Yrs. option [/td] [/td] [/td] [/tr]

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Bench
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[tr] [td]Backup Outfielder[/td] [td] David DeJesus [/td] [td] $1.00 [/td] [td] 4 Yrs. option [/td] [/td] [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]Backup Infielder[/td] [td] Josh Fields [/td] [td] $3.70 [/td] [td] 4 Yrs. 1yr option [/td] [/td] [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]Backup SS[/td] [td] JJ Hardy [/td] [td] $6.00 [/td] [td] 3 Yrs. 1yr option[/td] [/tr] [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]Spot Starter[/td] [td] None Signed [/td] [td] $0.00 [/td] [td] 0 Yrs. [/td] [/td] [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]Extra Reliever[/td] [td] None Signed [/td] [td] $0.00 [/td] [td] 0 Yrs. [/td] [/td] [/td] [/tr]

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Funds Commited	$254.3M
Funds Sent	$0
Funds Received	$0
Funds Available	$5.7M

Minors:
Round 1: Clayton Kershaw, SP Dodgers
Round 2: Reid Brignac, SS Rays
Round 3: Beau Mills, 1B Indians
Round 4: Deollis Guerra, SP Mets
Round 5: Michael Burgess, RF Nationals
Round 6: Billy Rowell 3B, Orioles
Round 7: Trevor Cahill SP, A's

TRADES:
Tampa Bay Sends:
Miguel Cabrera($55M, 4yrs),
Juan Pierre($13M, 3yrs; 1yr opt),
2007 8th round pick

Cincinnati Sends:
Carl Crawford($51M, 4yrs),
Dustin Pedroia($12, 3yrs),
Roy Halladay($25, 4yrs)