The Greatest (Devil) Rays to Ever Wear... #36

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 the Draysbay.com voters:

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-(Still Pending)

Today, we'll discuss the number "36"

The Candidates:

 Terrell Wade(1998), Tony Fiore(2000-2001), Luis de los Santos(2002), Jeff Liefer(2003), Jorge Sosa(2004), Tim Laker(1998,2005), Edwin Jackson(2006-2008), Russ Springer(2009)

Terrell Wade played in 2 games where he had an ERA of 5.06 over 10.2 innings, while striking out 8.

Tony Fiore played in 14 games where he had an ERA of 7.85 over 18.1 innings.

Luis De Los Santos pitched in 3 games where he had an ERA of 11.57 over 14.0 innings of work.

Jeff Liefer played 9 games where he had a batting average of .120 with 1HR and 3 RBIs.

Jorge Sosa wore "36" in 2004 when he had an ERA of 5.53 record while earning 6 wins over 4 loses.

Tim Laker wore "36" for 1 game in 2005, where he received 1 at-bat and had a .000 batting average for the year.

Edwin Jackson had 19 wins over 26 loses while sporting an ERA of 5.08 over 380.2 innings pitched, with 1 complete game-shut-out, all while striking out 263 batters.

Russ Springer played in 26 games where he had an ERA of 4.11 over 15.1 innings pitched, with 1 save, in 2009.

So, Draysbay, I turn to you. Who was the greatest player while wearing the number "36?"