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BATS<br />
RIGHT<br />
MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE 14 years, 86 days<br />
OPENING DAY AGE 38<br />
BORN 12/24/74 in Oklahoma City, OK<br />
RESIDES Dallas, TX<br />
The 17-year major league veteran has a 4.89 ERA<br />
over 592 career apps (246 starts)…the Rays are<br />
his 10th team…the righthander transitioned to<br />
a full-time role in the bullpen in 2008 and has<br />
<strong>com</strong>piled a 4.15 ERA in 357.2 IP since then, the<br />
2nd-most relief innings in the majors in that span<br />
behind only Carlos Marmol (368.1)…ranks 1st<br />
among active right-handed pitchers with 61 career<br />
pickoffs…only lefties Andy Pettitte (102) and<br />
Mark Buehrle (89) have more.<br />
2012 Went 5-3 with a 3.72 ERA (67.2-IP, 28-ER) in<br />
66 relief outings for the Dodgers…the senior member<br />
of the Dodgers bullpen had the 2nd-most apps<br />
on the team, trailing only Ronald Belisario (68)…<br />
was 5-0 with a 1.71 ERA (31.2-IP, 6-ER) in 29 apps<br />
at home <strong>com</strong>pared to 0-3 with a 5.50 ERA (36-IP,<br />
22-ER) in 37 apps on the road…15 of his 17 apps in<br />
September/October were scoreless.<br />
2011 Had a career-best 3.16 ERA (68.1-IP, 24-ER)<br />
with the Mariners…picked up his first career save<br />
in his 500th career game on July 5 at OAK…it was<br />
the 2nd-most appearances in major league history<br />
before recording career save No. 1, behind<br />
only Frank Tanana, who recorded his first and only<br />
save in his 530th career appearance.<br />
2010 Split the year between Cleveland and<br />
Seattle, <strong>com</strong>bining to go 1-3 with a 4.17 ERA (58.1-<br />
IP, 27-ER)…released by the Indians on June 10 and<br />
signed with the A’s on June 16…never appeared in<br />
the majors with Oakland before being released on<br />
July 14 and signed with the Mariners on July 15,<br />
finishing the season with Seattle.<br />
2009 Led all major league relievers with 163.1 IP<br />
<strong>com</strong>bined between the 2008-09 seasons…spent<br />
2009 with Kansas City, <strong>com</strong>piling a 4.33 ERA (79-<br />
IP, 38-ER) in his second full year as a reliever.<br />
2008 Spent the entire year in the Rangers bullpen,<br />
his first full season as a reliever…pitched in<br />
a career-high 75 games, most by a RHP in Texas/<br />
Washington franchise history…led the majors with<br />
a 3.47 groundball-to-flyball ratio (min. 75 IP).<br />
2007 Started the year in the Rangers rotation<br />
but moved to the bullpen on Aug 3 after going 3-3<br />
with a 4.57 ERA (41.1-IP, 21-ER) as a starter…in 11<br />
2013 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE<br />
<strong>NON</strong>-<strong>ROSTER</strong> <strong>INVITES</strong> › JAMEY WRIGHT<br />
RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
JAMEY WRIGHT 35<br />
Jamey Alan Wright<br />
THROWS<br />
RIGHT<br />
HEIGHT<br />
6'6"<br />
WEIGHT<br />
235<br />
ACQUIRED Signed as a minor league free<br />
agent, 1/22/13<br />
SIGNING SCOUT Lance Nichols (Rockies)<br />
219<br />
relief apps after that, <strong>com</strong>piled a 2.05 ERA (30.2-<br />
IP, 7-ER)…has not appeared as a starter since<br />
Aug 25, 2007 vs. SEA.<br />
2006 Earned a victory over Houston on May 16,<br />
snapping a personal 12-game losing streak vs. the<br />
Astros…he was the first pitcher to go 0-12 against<br />
a single team since Don Sutton lost his first 13<br />
decisions to the Cubs from 1966-69.<br />
2005 Earned his first career relief win on Sep 14<br />
at LAD while pitching for the Rockies.<br />
2004 Spent the final 10 weeks of the season in<br />
the Rockies rotation to conclude a 3-club season…<br />
was a non-roster invitee with the Cubs but was<br />
released near the end of spring training and<br />
signed a minor league deal with Kansas City on<br />
March 27…was a Triple-A All-Star for Omaha in the<br />
Royals system but was released on July 21…inked<br />
a deal with Colorado the next day and went 2-3<br />
with a 4.14 ERA in 14 starts for the Rockies.<br />
2003 Went to camp as a non-roster invitee with<br />
Seattle but was released at the end of spring<br />
training…went on to pitch in 4 different uniforms<br />
for 3 different organizations…joined the Royals<br />
organization on June 20 and had his contract purchased<br />
Sep 4, making 4 starts for the Royals (2<br />
CG) to end the year.<br />
2002 Spent most of the year with Milwaukee before<br />
being traded to St. Louis on Aug 30.<br />
2001 Was Milwaukee’s Opening Day starter andset<br />
career highs in wins (11) and strikeouts (129)…<br />
led the NL with 20 hit batters…earned his first<br />
career relief win on Sep 14 at LAD.<br />
2000 Acquired by the Brewers as part of a<br />
3-team trade in the offseason with the Rockies<br />
and A’s…led the NL with 18 hit batters.<br />
1999 Split the year between Colorado and<br />
Triple-A Colorado Springs, starting 16 games at<br />
both levels…started the year in the majors but was<br />
optioned on May 4…returned on Aug 2.<br />
1998 In his first full season as part of the Rockies<br />
rotation, set career highs in starts (34) and innings<br />
pitched (206.1), which ranked 5th in the NL…<br />
on Aug 5 at PIT, hit his first career home run and<br />
ORGANIZATION COACHES & STAFF 40-MAN <strong>ROSTER</strong> <strong>NON</strong>-<strong>ROSTER</strong> <strong>INVITES</strong> RECORDS & HISTORY YEARLY SUMMARIES OPPONENTS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS BROADCAST INFORMATION TROPICANA FIELD & MISC.<br />
Jamey Wright
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