2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season
The 2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their third since the franchise was created. They finished last in the AL East division with a record of 69–92. Their manager was Larry Rothschild, who entered his third year with the club. This season is sometimes referred to as the "Hit Show" because the club signed several big-name sluggers in hopes of the team putting up better offensive numbers.
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Record | 69–92 (.429) |
Divisional place | 5th |
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Owners | Vince Naimoli |
General managers | Chuck LaMar |
Managers | Larry Rothschild |
Local television | FSN Florida WMOR (Joe Magrane, Dewayne Staats) |
Local radio | WFLA (Paul Olden, Charlie Slowes) WBDN (Ricardo Tavares, Enrique Oliu) |
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Offseason
- December 13, 1999: Scott McClain was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[1]
- March 31, 2000: Billy Taylor was signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[2]
Regular season
On September 28, 2000, the Yankees played the Devil Rays at Tampa Bay. In the top of the 2nd inning, Jose Canseco was walked. Tino Martinez then hit a double to center field. The ball was fielded by Gerald Williams and relayed to Mike DiFelice. He tagged Jose Canseco at the plate and proceeded to tag out Tino Martinez who was running right behind Canseco. Mike DiFelice tagged both runners out at the plate.[3]
Opening Day starters
4 | Gerald Williams | CF |
14 | Dave Martinez | RF |
33 | Jose Canseco | DH |
29 | Fred McGriff | 1B |
23 | Greg Vaughn | LF |
35 | Herbert Perry | 3B |
6 | John Flaherty | C |
19 | Kevin Stocker | SS |
13 | Miguel Cairo | 2B |
46 | Steve Trachsel | P |
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Season standings
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 87 | 74 | 0.540 | — | 44–36 | 43–38 |
Boston Red Sox | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 2½ | 42–39 | 43–38 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 4½ | 45–36 | 38–43 |
Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 13½ | 44–37 | 30–51 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 69 | 92 | 0.429 | 18 | 36–44 | 33–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL | ||
Anaheim | — | 7–5 | 5–4 | 4–6 | 3–6 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 12–6 | ||
Baltimore | 5–7 | — | 5–7 | 4–6 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 3–7 | 6–3 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 3–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–11 | ||
Boston | 4–5 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–6 | 8–2 | 6–7 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 9–9 | ||
Chicago | 6–4 | 6–4 | 5–7 | — | 8–5 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–3 | 7–5 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 12–6 | ||
Cleveland | 6–3 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 | — | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–2 | 8–2 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 13–5 | ||
Detroit | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | — | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 3–9 | 10–8 | ||
Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 2–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 8–10 | ||
Minnesota | 3–7 | 3–6 | 2–8 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 5–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 4–6 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 7–11 | ||
New York | 5–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 8–2 | 5–5 | — | 6–3 | 4–6 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 11–6 | ||
Oakland | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 3–6 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 3–6 | — | 9–4 | 7–2 | 5–7 | 7–3 | 11–7 | ||
Seattle | 8–5 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–9 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 8–2 | 11–7 | ||
Tampa Bay | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 2–8 | 5–4 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 6–6 | 2–7 | 3–9 | — | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | ||
Texas | 5–7 | 6–6 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 4–6 | 7–11 | ||
Toronto | 7–5 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 3–7 | 2–8 | 7–5 | 6–4 | — | 9–9 |
Notable transactions
- April 13, 2000: Dwight Gooden was purchased by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from the Houston Astros.
- May 25, 2000: Dwight Gooden was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- June 5, 2000: Rocco Baldelli was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2000.[5]
Citrus Series
The 2000 Citrus Series between the Devil Rays and the Florida Marlins ended in a 3–3 tie. Florida had won the series during the prior two seasons.
- June 9 - Devil Rays vs Marlins: 6 – 4
- June 10 - Devil Rays vs Marlins: 1 – 5
- June 11 - Devil Rays vs Marlins: 7 – 6
- July 7 - Devil Rays @ Marlins: 8 – 3
- July 8 - Devil Rays @ Marlins: 5 – 6
- July 9 - Devil Rays @ Marlins: 9 – 10
Roster
Player stats
= Indicates team leader |
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
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C | John Flaherty | 109 | 394 | 103 | 10 | 39 | .261 | 0 |
1B | Fred McGriff | 158 | 566 | 157 | 27 | 106 | .277 | 2 |
2B | Miguel Cairo | 119 | 375 | 98 | 1 | 34 | .261 | 28 |
3B | Vinny Castilla | 85 | 331 | 73 | 6 | 42 | .221 | 1 |
SS | Felix Martinez | 106 | 299 | 64 | 2 | 17 | .214 | 9 |
LF | Greg Vaughn | 127 | 461 | 117 | 28 | 74 | .254 | 8 |
CF | Gerald Williams | 146 | 632 | 173 | 21 | 89 | .274 | 12 |
RF | José Guillén | 105 | 316 | 80 | 10 | 41 | .253 | 3 |
DH | Bubba Trammell | 66 | 189 | 52 | 7 | 33 | .275 | 3 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
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Steve Cox | 116 | 318 | 90 | 11 | 35 | .283 | 1 |
Jose Canseco | 61 | 218 | 56 | 9 | 30 | .257 | 2 |
Mike DiFelice | 60 | 204 | 49 | 6 | 19 | .240 | 0 |
Russ Johnson | 74 | 185 | 47 | 2 | 17 | .254 | 4 |
Bob Smith | 49 | 175 | 41 | 6 | 26 | .234 | 2 |
Randy Winn | 51 | 159 | 40 | 1 | 16 | .252 | 6 |
Aubrey Huff | 39 | 122 | 35 | 4 | 14 | .287 | 0 |
Kevin Stocker | 40 | 114 | 30 | 2 | 8 | .263 | 1 |
Ozzie Guillén | 63 | 107 | 26 | 2 | 12 | .243 | 1 |
Dave Martinez | 29 | 104 | 27 | 1 | 12 | .260 | 1 |
Jason Tyner | 37 | 83 | 20 | 0 | 8 | .241 | 6 |
Ozzie Timmons | 12 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 13 | .341 | 0 |
Quinton McCracken | 15 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .129 | 0 |
Herbert Perry | 7 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .214 | 0 |
Tony Graffanino | 13 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .300 | 0 |
Toby Hall | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .167 | 0 |
Damian Rolls | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 0 |
Kenny Kelly | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Albie Lopez | 45 | 185.1 | 11 | 13 | 4.13 | 96 |
Bryan Rekar | 30 | 173.1 | 7 | 10 | 4.41 | 95 |
Steve Trachsel | 23 | 137.2 | 6 | 10 | 4.58 | 78 |
Ryan Rupe | 18 | 91.0 | 5 | 6 | 6.92 | 61 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | SV |
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Dave Eiland | 17 | 54.2 | 2 | 3 | 7.24 | 17 | 0 |
Dwight Gooden | 8 | 36.2 | 2 | 3 | 6.63 | 23 | 0 |
Juan Guzman | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 43.20 | 3 | 0 |
Travis Harper | 6 | 32.0 | 1 | 2 | 4.78 | 14 | 0 |
Cory Lidle | 31 | 96.2 | 4 | 6 | 5.03 | 62 | 0 |
Paul Wilson | 11 | 51.0 | 1 | 4 | 3.35 | 40 | 0 |
Esteban Yan | 43 | 137.2 | 7 | 8 | 6.21 | 111 | 0 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | SV |
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Doug Creek | 45 | 60.2 | 1 | 3 | 4.60 | 73 | 1 |
Mike Duvall | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 0 | 0 |
Trevor Enders | 9 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 10.61 | 5 | 0 |
Tony Fiore | 11 | 15.0 | 1 | 1 | 8.40 | 8 | 0 |
Mark Guthrie | 34 | 32.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 26 | 0 |
Roberto Hernández | 68 | 73.1 | 4 | 7 | 3.19 | 61 | 32 |
Jim Mecir | 38 | 49.2 | 7 | 2 | 3.08 | 33 | 1 |
Jim Morris | 16 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 4.35 | 10 | 0 |
Jeff Sparks | 15 | 20.1 | 0 | 1 | 3.54 | 24 | 0 |
Tanyon Sturtze | 19 | 52.2 | 4 | 0 | 2.56 | 38 | 0 |
Billy Taylor | 17 | 13.2 | 1 | 3 | 8.56 | 13 | 0 |
Dan Wheeler | 11 | 23.0 | 1 | 1 | 5.48 | 17 | 0 |
Rick White | 44 | 71.1 | 3 | 6 | 3.41 | 47 | 2 |
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Farm system
References
- "Scott McClain Stats".
- "Billy Taylor Stats".
- "Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers - Tagging 2 Runners on Double Plays".
- "2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- Rocco Baldelli Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- "2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Statistics".
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007