The 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their ninth since the franchise was created. This season, they finished last in the AL East

American League East

The American League Eastern Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions . This division was created before the start of the 1969 season along with the Western Division...

 division, and managed to finish the season with a league-worst record of 61-101. Their manager

Manager (baseball)

In baseball, the field manager is an individual who is responsible for matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. Managers are typically assisted by between one and six assistant coaches, whose responsibilities are specialized...

 was Joe Maddon

Joe Maddon

Joseph John Maddon is the Major League Baseball manager for the Tampa Bay Rays.He previously served as interim manager of the Anaheim Angels in both 1996 and 1999. He was also a long-time bench coach for the team.-Early life and career:Maddon attended Lafayette College, where he played baseball...

 who entered his 1st season with the Devil Rays.

Offseason

• December 2, 2005: Pete Laforest was selected off waivers by the San Diego Padres from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
• December 7, 2005: Dewon Brazelton was traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the San Diego Padres for Sean Burroughs.
• January 18, 2006: Luis Rivas was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
• January 31, 2006: Russell Branyan was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Opening Day starters

• Carl Crawford
• Jonny Gomes
• Nick Green
• Toby Hall
• Damon Hollins
• Aubrey Huff
• Travis Lee
• Seth McClung
• Tomas Perez
• Ty Wigginton

Transactions

• Evan Longoria
  Evan Longoria
  Evan Michael Longoria is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays. Formerly, Longoria was a star infielder for the Long Beach State University baseball team, the Cape Cod League MVP, and the Big West Co-Player of the Year.He made his major league debut for the Rays in , and...
  
   was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round of the June amateur draft.
• July 12, 2006: Aubrey Huff was traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with cash to the Houston Astros for Ben Zobrist and Mitch Talbot (minors).
• August 24, 2006: Russell Branyan was traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later and Evan Meek (minors). The San Diego Padres sent Dale Thayer (minors) (September 15, 2006) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to complete the trade.

Roster

2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches (pitching) (bench) (third base) (hitting) (first base) (bullpen) (senior advisor)

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		64	221	51	.231	8	23
1B		114	343	77	.224	11	31
2B		107	413	103	.249	14	62

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montgomery

External links

• 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays team page at www.baseball-almanac.com