The Greatest (Devil) Rays to Ever Wear... #35

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-Seth McClung (65% of the votes)

36-Edwin Jackson (96% of the votes)

Today, we'll discuss the number "35"

 The Canidadates:

Dennis Springer(1998), Norm Charlton(1999),  Bryan Rekar(1998-2001), Chris Truby(2003), Randall Simon(2004), BJ Upton(2004),  Delmon Young(2006), Dan Wheeler(1999-2001,2007-2009), Elijah Dukes(2007)

Dennis Springer would play 29 games where he would win 3 games and lose 11 and had an ERA of 5.45 and pitched 1 complete game.

Norm Charlton wore the number "35" for the beginning of the 1999 season where he played 42 games for the Devil Rays.

Bryan Rekar wore the number "35" for his last year as a Devil Rays in 2001. Rekar would play 25 games where had an ERA of 5.89 and had 87 strikeouts over 140.2 innings pitched.

Chris Truby  played 13 games for the Devil Rays where he had a batting average of .279 with 12 hits, 3 doubles, and 3 RBIs.

Randall Simon batted .118 over his 17 at-bats and had 2 hits while with the Devil Rays in 2004.

BJ Upton wore "35" for the first few games in 2004 where he played 45 games with 41 hits, 8 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs, 12 RBIs over 159 at-bats.

Delmon Young wore "35" during his debut in 2006 where he played in 30 games having a .317 batting average with 40 hits, 9 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs, and 10 RBIs over 126 at-bats.

Elijah Dukes played 52 games where he had a .190 batting average with 25 hits, 3 doubles, 2 triples, 10 home runs, 21 RBIs over 184 at-bats.

Dan Wheeler wore the number "35" for his second stint as a Devil Ray where he has played in 164 games, winning 9 games and saving 15 games.

So, Draysbay, I turn to you. Who was the greatest (Devil) Rays player while wearing the number "35?"