The Greatest (Devil) Rays to Wear... #17

Uncontested Numbers:

98- Jae Soe

97- Joe Beimel

80- Julio Santana

71- Damian Rolls

70- Joe Maddon(Manager)

68- Ruddy Lugo

63- Jim "The Rookie" Morris

62- Jeff Sparks

42- Jackie Robinson (Retired by the MLB)

12- Wade Boggs

6- John Flarherty

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As voted by Draysbay.com:

61- Travis Phelps (95% of the votes)

60- Jonny Gomes (61% of the votes)

59- Jorge Cantu (71% of the votes)

58- Wade Davis (54% of the votes)

57- Scott Kazmir (93% of the votes)

56- Tim Corcoran (50% of the votes)

55- Toby Hall (80% of the votes)

54- Geremi Gonzalez (53% of the votes)

53- Chad Bradford (83% of the votes)

52- Al Reyes (77% of the votes)

51- Trever Miller (60% of the votes)

50- Grant Balfour (64% of the votes)

49- Tanyon Sturtze (37% of the votes)

48- Joe Borowski (85% of the votes)

47- Victor Zambrano (94% of the votes)

46- Bobby Seay (57% of the votes)

45- Jim Mecir (67% of the votes)

44- Toby Hall (91% of the votes)

43- Esteban Yan (60% of the votes)

41- Paul Wilson (45% of the votes)

40- Troy Percival (52% of the votes)

39- J.P. Howell (66% of the votes)

38-Lance Carter (55% of the votes)

37-Seth McClung (65% of the votes)

36-Edwin Jackson (96% of the votes)

35-Dan Wheeler (54% of the votes)

34-Jeff Niemann (77% of the votes)

33-James Shields (81% of the votes)

32- Albie Lopez (55% of the votes)

31- Jonny Gomes (95% of the votes)

30- Rolando Arrojo (48% of the votes)

29- Fred McGriff (97% of the votes)

28- Danys Baez (66% of the votes)

27- Damon Hollins (52% of the votes)

26- Scott Kazmir (70% of the votes)

25- Russ Johnson (85% of the votes)

24- Tino Martinez (60% of the votes)

23- Carlos Pena (92% of the votes)

22- Matt Garza (91% of the votes)

21- Ty Wigginton (51% of the votes)

20- Miguel Cairo (57% of the votes)

19- (Still Pending)

18- Ben Zobrist (88% of the votes)

Today, we'll discuss the number "17"

The Candidates:

Dave Silvestri(1998), Joe Kennedy(2001-2003), Charles Gipson(2004), Kevin Cash(2005), Raul Casanova(2007),

Dave Silvestri played in 9 games where he had 1 hit and batted .071 with the D-Rays in 1998.

Joe Kennedy earned 18 wins while sporting a 4.98 ERA, 6 complete games (most in Devil Rays history), 264 strikeouts, and pitched 448.0 innings of service. Kennedy was traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the Colorado Rockies. The Colorado Rockies sent Justin Speier to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Toronto Blue Jays sent a player to be named later to the Colorado Rockies. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Mark Hendrickson to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Sandy Nin (minors) (December 15, 2003) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.

Charles Gipson played in 5 games where he had 2 hits, stole 1 base, and batted .500.

Kevin Cash Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Chad Gaudin. Cash played in 13 games where he had 5 hits, 1 double, 2 homeruns, and batted .166.

Raul Cassanova played in 29 games where he had 20 hits, 1 double, 1 triple, 6 homeruns, 11 RBIs, and batted .253.

So, Draysbay, I turn to you...