Midwest League Affiliates

Tampa Bay Rays

formerly Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Information about Midwest League teams which have been affiliated with the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays.

Affiliation History

• Southwest Michigan Devil Rays, 2005-06

Team Information

Nickname

        Town                              Nickname
2006    Southwest Michigan (Battle Creek) Devil Rays
2005    Southwest Michigan (Battle Creek) Devil Rays

Officers

        General          Farm           Scouting
        Manager          Director       Director
2006    Andrew Friedman  Mitch Lukevics R.J. Harrison
2005    Chuck LaMar      Cam Bonifay    Tim Wilken

Coaching Staff

        Manager         Coaches
2006    Skeeter Barnes  Brady Williams     R.C. Lichtenstein*
2005    Joe Szekely     R.C. Lichtenstein* Skeeter Barnes

*pitching coaches

Seasonal Results

Standings

       First Half            Second Half            Overall/Composite
2006 | 32 37 .464 10.0 (5) | 30 40 .429 18.0 (6)  | 62 77 .446 (12)
2005*| 33 36 .478  7.5 (4) | 39 31 .557  4.0 (3)  | 72 67 .518  (4)

Post-Season

Year Round Result
2005     1 South Bend d. Southwest Michigan, 2-0

Individual Achievements

Batting

Games Played

2006    Neil Walton        128
2005    Fernando Perez     134*

At Bats

2006    Garrett Groce      448
2005    Fernando Perez     522*

Runs Scored

2006    Garrett Groce       62
2005    Fernando Perez      93*

Hits

2006    Garrett Groce      118
2005    Fernando Perez     151*

Home Runs

2006    J.T. Hall            8
2005    Reid Brignac        15*

Runs Batted In

2006    J.T. Hall           62
2005    Shaun Cumberland    69*

Stolen Bases

2006    Garrett Groce       30
2005    Fernando Perez      57*

Batting Avg

2006    Cesar Suarez      .294
2005    John Jaso         .307*

Pitching

Games

2006    Aaron Walker        49
2005    Jose De La Cruz     50*

Complete Games

2006    Wade Davis           1*
2005    Andy Sonnanstine     1*

Innings Pitched

2006    Mike Wlodarczyk    153*
2005    Brandon Mann       151

Strikeouts

2006    Jake McGee         171*
2005    James Houser       109

Saves

2006    Greg Dupas          25*
2005    Jose De La Cruz     19

Wins

2006    Mike Wlodarczyk      9
2005    Brandon Mann        10*
        Andy Sonnanstine    10*

Earned Run Average

2006    Wade Davis        3.02*
2005    James Houser      3.76