Gulf Coast League Rays

Gulf Coast League Rays (1996-1998, 2009-present) Port Charlotte, Florida Originally played in St. Petersburg, Florida 1996-1998
100px Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Current	Rookie
Minor league affiliations
League	Gulf Coast League
Division	Southern Division
Major league affiliations
Current	Tampa Bay Rays
Previous	Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1996-1998)
Minor league titles
League titles (0)	None
Division titles (2)	1998 2010
Team data
Nickname	GCL Rays (2009-present)
Previous names	GCL Devil Rays (1996-1998)
Ballpark	Charlotte Sports Park (2009-present)
Previous parks	Al Lang Stadium (1996-1998)
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Tampa Bay Rays
Manager	Jim Morrison

The Gulf Coast Rays are a minor league baseball team in Port Charlotte, Florida managed by Paul Hoover. They are a Rookie-level team in the Gulf Coast League and an affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. The team plays most of their home games on field five of the Charlotte Sports Park complex, and will also play select games in the stadium. Their roster will compose mostly of international free agents from the Dominican Republic and Venezuela and draft picks from the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft.

The team first played from 1996 to 1998, as the Gulf Coast League Devil Rays. The club struggled during their first two years, but made it to the league championship in 1998, before losing to the GCL Rangers. The team was not fielded after the 1998 season, however the Rays returned to the Gulf Coast League in 2009.

Season-by-season

(from Baseball Reference Bullpen) (from Baseball Reference Bullpen)

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
GCL Devil Rays
1996	24-35	13th	Bill Evers
1997	25-35	12th (t)	Bobby Ramos
1998	36-24	2nd	Bobby Ramos	Lost League Finals vs. GCL Rangers (2 games to 0) Won 1st Round vs. GCL Marlins (1 game to 0)
GCL Rays
2009	19-36	15th	Joe Alvarez
2010	34-26	3rd	Joe Alvarez	Lost League Finals vs. GCL Phillies (2 games to 1) Won in first round vs. GCL Marlins (1 game to 0)
2011	24-36	13th	Joe Alvarez
2012	28-32	10th	Paul Hoover
2013	27-33	11th (t)	Jim Morrison
2014	32-28	8th	Jim Morrison
2015	16-44	16th	Jim Morrison
2016	TBD	TBD	Jim Morrison

Roster

Gulf Coast League Rays roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 33 Edrick Agosto 26 Sandy Brito 18 Collin Chapman 45 Jose Disla 49 Reign Letkeman 15 Matt LeVert 23 Justin Marsden 29 Adrian Navas 21 Luis Nunez 13 Jesus Ortiz 11 Willy Ortiz -- Nicholas Padilla 22 Abrahan Rodriguez 34 Orlando Romero		Catchers 24 Blake Grant-Parks  8 Rafelin Lorenzo 39 Samm Wiggins Infielders 31 Juan Carlos Arias 32 Devin Davis 30 Gilbert Marrero  4 Juan Rodriguez  3 Adrian Rondon Outfielders  1 Jaime Ayende  9 Ryan Caldwell -- Jeremy Hadley ‡ 14 Miguel Hernandez  6 Oscar Rojas		Manager  2 Jim Morrison Coaches 40 Marty DeMerritt (pitching) -- Tomas Francisco (coach) 36 Héctor Torres (coach) -- Rafael Valenzuela (coach) 10px 7-day disabled list * On Tampa Bay Rays 40-man roster # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated April 12, 2016 Transactions → More MiLB rosters → Tampa Bay Rays minor league players

External links

• Article mentioning creation of team