Bright Spots: 2009 GCL Rays (Positional Players)

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All-Time (Devil) Rays Team as voted by the bloggers of Draysbay:

Catcher: Toby Hall (50% of the votes)

First Base: Carlos Pena (71 % of the votes)

Second Base: Akinori Iwamura (72% of the votes)

Shortstop: Jason Bartlett (55% of the votes)

Third Base: Evan Longoria (87% of the votes)

Right Field: Aubrey Huff (60% of the votes)

Center Field: B.J. Upton (38% of the votes)

Left Field: Carl Crawford (93 % of the votes)

Designated Hitter: Jonny Gomes (46% of the votes)

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Today, we will talk about the Gulf Coast League Rays. The GCL Rays went 19-36 for the season finishing last in the division.

Rules?  Players have to have pitched in at least 25 games to qualify for the vote.  

Here is a list of all the positional players who appeared this year for the 2009 GCL Rays:

(OF) Todd Glaesmann. 18 years. Glaesmann played in 5 games where he had 5 hits, 1 double, 2 RBIs, and batted .278.

(2B) Luis Marchena. 19 years old. Marchena played in 26 games where he had 18 hits, 1 double, and batted .265.

(C )Gerardo Olivares. 21 years old. Olivares played in 51 games where he had 46 hits, 12 doubles, 1 triples, 21 RBIs, and batted .257.

(1B)Jeff Malm. 18 years old. Malm played in 7 games where he had 6 games and batted .240.

(2B) Juan Cuello. 20 years old. Cuello played in 44 games where he had 33 hits, 6 doubles, 1 HR, 12 RBIs, and batted .239.

(OF) Ruben Contreras. 22 years old. Contreras played in 50 games where he had 36 hits, 6 doubles, 3 triple, 3 HR, 15 RBIs, and batted .226.

(SS) Felix Gonzalez. 19 years old. Gonzalez played in 46 games where he had 38 hits, 7 doubles, 3 triples, 15 RBIs, and batted .226.

(OF) Hunter Pace. 22 years old. Pace played in 47 games where he had 35 hits, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 12 RBIs, and batted .215.

(1B) Hector Gomez. 21 years old. Gomez played in 43 games where batted .204.

(C )Travis Simas. 22 years old. Simas played in 32 games where he batted .191. 

(C )Alejandro Segovia. 19 years old. Segovia played in 23 games where batted .188.

(OF) Alex Diaz. 18 years old. Diaz played 42 games where he had 26 hits, 5 doubles, 8 RBIs, and batted .179.

(1B)Lucas Nakandakare. 20 years old. Nakandakare played in 27 games where he batted .172.

(SS)Cristian Vasquez. 19 years old. Vasquez played in 46 games where he batted .171.

(3B) Claudio Fukunaga. 22 years old. Fukunaga played in 20 games where he batted .161.

(OF)Astin Jacobo. 20 years old. Jacobo played in 31 games where he batted .133.

(2B) Jacinto Cipriota. 19 years old. Cipriota played in 3 games and batted .000.

So, Draysbay, I turn to you...