From the Rays:
The Rays organization is holding its first Winter Development Program for selected minor league players, Monday, January 11 through Thursday, January 14 at Tropicana Field. Twenty-two players will be attending (see the complete list below) and will work out each day, receive media training, make several community relations appearances and attend a Tampa Bay Lightning hockey game.
And now the players taking part:
- C Luke Bailey
- SS Tim Beckham, first round draft choice, 2008
- OF Todd Glaesmann
- C Jake Jefferies
- CF Desmond Jennings, Rays 2009 Minor League Player of the Year, 40-man roster player
- 1B Jeff Malm
- SS Juniel Querecuto
- OF Cody Rogers
- 3B Matt Sweeney
- RHP Nick Barnese
- RHP Alex Colome
- RHP Joseph Cruz
- RHP Devin Fuller
- RHP Jeremy Hellickson, Rays Minor League Pitcher of the Year, 40-man roster player
- LHP Kevin James
- LHP Kyle Lobstein
- LHP Jacob McGee, 40-man roster player
- LHP Matt Moore
- LHP David Newmann
- RHP Scott Shuman
- RHP Albert Suarez
- LHP Alex Torres, 40-man roster player