DRaysBay Season Preview 2009 1 DRaysBay Season Preview 2009 DRAYSBAY 09 Season Preview ________________________________________________________________________ CHANGE GONNA COME BY MARC NORMANDIN ................................................................ 6 INTRODUCTION BY R.J. ANDERSON ....................................................................................... 8 DUMPING THE CLICHÉS BY R.J. ANDERSON....................................................................... 9 THE MAGNIFICENT 10 BY TOMMY RANCEL ....................................................................... 14 COMMUNITY PROJECTIONS..................................................................................................... 19 MAJOR LEAGUE TYPES............................................................................................................... 21 WILLY AYBAR UTL .......................................................................................................................... 21 GRANT BALFOUR RHP...................................................................................................................... 21 JASON BARTLETT SS......................................................................................................................... 21 CHAD BRADFORD RHP ..................................................................................................................... 22 PAT BURRELL DH/OF....................................................................................................................... 22 RANDY CHOATE LHP ....................................................................................................................... 22 LANCE CORMIER RHP...................................................................................................................... 23 CARL CRAWFORD LF........................................................................................................................ 23 MATT GARZA RHP ........................................................................................................................... 24 GABE GROSS OF ............................................................................................................................... 24 JASON HAMMEL RHP ....................................................................................................................... 24 J.P. HOWELL LHP ............................................................................................................................ 25 AKINORI IWAMURA 2B...................................................................................................................... 25 JOHN JASO C/DH.............................................................................................................................. 26 ELLIOT JOHNSON UTL ..................................................................................................................... 26 MATT JOYCE OF............................................................................................................................... 26 GABE KAPLER OF............................................................................................................................. 27 SCOTT KAZMIR LHP......................................................................................................................... 27 EVAN LONGORIA 3B.......................................................................................................................... 28 DIONER NAVARRO C......................................................................................................................... 28 JOE NELSON RHP ............................................................................................................................. 28 JEFF NIEMANN RHP ......................................................................................................................... 29 CARLOS PENA 1B .............................................................................................................................. 29 TROY PERCIVAL RHP....................................................................................................................... 30 FERNANDO PEREZ OF....................................................................................................................... 30 DAVID PRICE LHP ............................................................................................................................ 30 SHAWN RIGGANS C ........................................................................................................................... 31 DEREK RODRIGUEZ RHP.................................................................................................................. 31 JUSTIN RUGGIANO OF ...................................................................................................................... 32 JAMES SHIELDS RHP ........................................................................................................................ 32 BRIAN SHOUSE LHP.......................................................................................................................... 32 ANDREW SONNANSTINE RHP............................................................................................................ 33 MITCH TALBOT RHP........................................................................................................................ 33 DALE THAYER RHP.......................................................................................................................... 33 B.J. UPTON CF.................................................................................................................................. 33 DAN WHEELER RHP......................................................................................................................... 34 BEN ZOBRIST UTL............................................................................................................................ 34 WINSTON ABREU RHP...................................................................................................................... 35 JASON CHILDERS RHP...................................................................................................................... 35 DEWON DAY RHP............................................................................................................................. 35 MORGAN ENSBERG CN ..................................................................................................................... 35 2 DRaysBay Season Preview 2009 JASON ISRINGHAUSEN RP ................................................................................................................. 35 ADAM KENNEDY MI.......................................................................................................................... 35 RAY OLMEDO INF............................................................................................................................ 35 ON PROSPECTING BY KILEY MCDANIEL ............................................................................. 36 PROSPECTS, ECT............................................................................................................................ 41 KYLE AYERS RHP ............................................................................................................................ 41 NICK BARNESE RHP ......................................................................................................................... 41 TIM BECKHAM SS ............................................................................................................................. 41 REID BRIGNAC SS...................................................................................................................... 42 WADE DAVIS RHP ............................................................................................................................ 42 REID FRONK COF............................................................................................................................. 43 MATT GORGEN RHP......................................................................................................................... 43 JAMES HOUSER JR. LHP................................................................................................................... 43 JEREMY HELLICKSON RHP .............................................................................................................. 43 RHYNE HUGHES 1B........................................................................................................................... 44 JACOB JEFFERIES C .......................................................................................................................... 44 DESMOND JENNINGS OF ................................................................................................................... 45 D.J. JONES OF .................................................................................................................................. 45 KYEONG KANG OF ........................................................................................................................... 45 JAKE MCGEE LHP ........................................................................................................................... 45 TY MORRISON OF............................................................................................................................