Tampa Bay Rays 17.3 Team Add, now which season?

Here are 5 more Rays...

Rolando Arrojo - SP (1998) - all-star ROY-2
Julio Lugo - SS (2005) - 39 sb .362 obp
Jonny Gomes - OF/DH (2005) - ROY-3
Rocco Baldelli - CF (2006) - .871 ops
Fernando Rodney RP (2012) - .60 era .78 whip

Tampa Bay Rays ADDs: - Players added to list.
James Shields- SP (2011)
Grant Balfour- RP (2008)
J.P. Howell-RP (2008)
Dioner Navarro-C (2008)
Jason Bartlett-SS (2009)
Rafael Soriano-RP (2010)
Joaquin Benoit-RP (2010)
Randy Choate-RP (2009) - Hard LHP
Jake McGee-RP (2012)
Alex Torres-RP (2013)
Chris Archer-SP (2015)
Roberto Hernandez-RP (1999)
Aubrey Huff-1B/3B (2003)
B.J. Upton-CF (2007) Now known as Melvin!
Rolando Arrojo- SP (1998) - all-star ROY-2
Julio Lugo- SS (2005) - 39 sb .362 obp
Jonny Gomes- OF/DH (2005) - ROY-3
Rocco Baldelli- CF (2006) - .871 ops
Fernando Rodney-RP (2012) - .60 era .78 whip

Obviously, for the Rockies, the hard part is to find good pitching. Here is a list of pitchers who have cards priced at 2M or better (as determined by 20XX salary...some salaries were estimated because they can be found in the "back to the 90s" format). I discounted Jimenez and Marquis who already have a card, duplicates also removed.

Morales, Franklin……… 2007 L S5 5.24M
Street, Huston……………… 2009 R R1/C6 5.05M
Freeman, Marvin…………… 1994 L S5/R2 5,00M est
Fuentes, Brian……………… 2008 L R1/C5 4.50M
Buchholz, Taylor………… 2008 R R1/C0 4.21M
Corpas, Manny………………… 2007 R R1/C4 4.20M
White, Gabe……………………… 2000 L R2 4,00M est
de la Rosa, Jorge……… 2011 L S6 3.75M
Herges, Matt…………………… 2007 R R2 3.69M
Chacin, Jhoulys…………… 2010 R S6/R3 3.49M
Cook, Aaron……………………… 2008 R S7* 3.40M
Gray, Jon………………………. 2016 R S6 3.30M
Betancourt, Rafael…… 2011 R R1/C6 3,94M
Reed, Steve……………………… 1995 R R2 3,50M est
Miller, Justin……………… 2015 R R1 3,10M
Holmes, Darren……………… 1993 R R1 3,00M
Belisle, Matt………………… 2010 R R2/C0 2.97M
Rusin, Chris…………………… 2016 L S5/R3 2.89M
Francis, Jeff………………… 2007 L S6* 2.75M
Logan, Boone…………………… 2016 L R1/C0 2.68M
Fogg, Josh………………………. 2009 R R3 2.54M
Bohanon, Brian……………… 2000 L 2.50M Nice unbalanced card (7L or so)
Anderson, Brett…………… 2014 L S6 2.48M
Chatwood, Tyler…………… 2016 R S6 2.46M
Anderson, Tyler…………… 2016 L S6 2.23M
Astacio, Pedro……………… 1997 R S6 2.20M

The Tampa Bay Rays hold the day as the team add for 17.3. Forum is open for season suggestions...2008 was their best season at 97-65 and a trip to the Series.

2010. One win less but with a spectacular bullpen that will get used in any league.

I'd prefer the 2008 world series team. Better years for Shields, Garza, Upton, Bartlett, plus Iwamura at 2b and Navarro at C. The bullpen is still good with a fantastic Grant Balfour card, a good JP Howell and hard lefty Trevor Miller.

I'd like to see Rocco Baldelli (2006) and Jonny Gomes (2005) added from other seasons.

Agree on the 2008 team. Plus this teams already has 7 players that are already represented with 4 of them Rays. Rays that could be added as replacements:

Chris Archers-SP 2015
Rolando Arroyo-SP 1998
Joaquin Benoit-RP 2010
Rafael Soriano-RP 2010
Fernando Rodney-RP 2012
Aubrey Huff-1B/3B/OF 2003
Johnny Gomes-OF 2005
Rocco Baldelli-CF 2006
Julio Lugo-SS 2005

Ok you guys that are passionate about the Rays please decide. Ideally go revive the Rays team forum and do it there so we have it in the right place, then just let me know which 25 guys we are going with for them. Of course please prioritize the 2008 squad and only replace those guys already represented in ATG.

I'll have the balance of the 50 card add ready to vote on here soon.

tks
Rosie

Ok you guys that are passionate about the Rays please decide. Ideally go revive the Rays team forum and do it there so we have it in the right place, then just let me know which 25 guys we are going with for them. Of course please prioritize the 2008 squad and only replace those guys already represented in ATG.

I'll have the balance of the 50 card add ready to vote on here soon.

tks
Rosie

Sounds great. The following posted on the Rays forum:

From 2008 -
Navarro, Iwamura, Bartlett, Upton, Gross, Floyd, Riggins, Aybar, Hinske (9)
Shields, Sonnanstine, Garza, Jackson, Kazmir, Balfour, Howell, Miller, Wheeler (9)

Plus the seven players below from alt seasons to complete the 25 card Rays add.

Chris Archer-SP 2015
Rolando Arrojo-SP 1998
Fernando Rodney-RP 2012
Aubrey Huff-1B/3B/OF 2003
Jonny Gomes-OF 2005
Rocco Baldelli-CF 2006
Julio Lugo-SS 2005