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064<br />
2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE<br />
<strong>40</strong>-MAN ROSTER › wAde dAVis<br />
ÊÊNamed the 2007 Rays Minor League Pitcher<br />
of the Year by the team’s Baseball Operations<br />
department while going a <strong>com</strong>bined 10-3 with<br />
a 2.50 ERA (158.1-IP, 128-H, 44-ER, 51-BB, 169-<br />
SO) in 27 starts at Class-A Vero Beach and<br />
Montgomery…was promoted on June 19.<br />
ÊÊHis 169 SO were 2nd in the organization and<br />
7th overall in the minor leagues.<br />
ÊÊHurled his second career no-hitter on May 4 at<br />
Jupiter (Marlins), striking out 6 in the 7-inning<br />
victory…owns 2 of the 9 <strong>com</strong>plete-game no-hitters<br />
in the history of the organization.<br />
ÊÊDid not lose until his 21st start, July 28 vs.<br />
Birmingham (White Sox)…started the first<br />
game of each playoff round for the Biscuits en<br />
route to the SL championship.<br />
ÊÊFollowing the season, was named the No. 4<br />
prospect in the org. and the No. 17 prospect<br />
in the game by BA…selected to BA’s All-Minor<br />
League Team (second team)…named a Florida<br />
State League midseason All-Star.<br />
ÊÊIn 2006, finished 2nd in the Midwest League<br />
and the Rays system with 165 strikeouts while<br />
pitching for Class-A Southwest Michigan…<br />
crafted a 1.00 ERA (54-IP, 6-ER) over his first 10<br />
starts, including a 0.67 ERA in April.<br />
ÊÊTossed a <strong>com</strong>plete-game, 7-inning no-hitter on<br />
Aug 31 against Beloit (Twins), but still lost as a<br />
pair of errors (including one of his own) allowed<br />
a run to score in a 1-0 game.<br />
ÊÊRanked the No. 7 prospect in the organization<br />
and No. 8 prospect from the MWL by BA.<br />
ÊÊNamed Short-A Hudson Valley’s Pitcher of the<br />
Year in 2005…led the Renegades staff with<br />
a 2.72 ERA, 7th best in the New York-Penn<br />
League and 2nd lowest among Rays minor<br />
leaguers…led the league with 97 strikeouts.<br />
ÊÊSelected as a NYPL All-Star…tabbed the 6thbest<br />
Rays prospect and the 3rd-best prospect<br />
in the NYPL by Baseball America.<br />
ÊÊMade his pro debut with Rookie-level Princeton<br />
in 2004 and led the team in starts and innings<br />
pitched.<br />
PeRsONaL & MIsC.<br />
ÊÊHis second cousin is former Cubs catcher and<br />
two-time All-Star Jody Davis (1981-88 Cubs;<br />
1988-90 Braves).<br />
ÊÊIn his senior season at Lake Wales (Fla.) High<br />
School, went 7-3 with a 0.79 ERA in 13 games…<br />
allowed 47 hits, 14 walks and struck out 114<br />
batters in 71 innings…tendinitis in his shoulder<br />
forced him to DH and play 1B play for<br />
Lake Wales his junior season…pitched in the<br />
playoffs.<br />
ÊÊWas headed to the University of Florida before<br />
signing with the Rays…he remains an avid fan<br />
of Gators football.<br />
ÊÊIs one of nine Florida-born players to make his<br />
major league debut for the Rays, joining Kenny<br />
Kelly (2000), Bobby Seay (2001), Lance Carter<br />
(2003), Doug Waechter (2003), John Webb<br />
(2004), Shawn Riggans (2006), Elijah Dukes<br />
(2007) and Matt Moore (2011).<br />
career HiGHs<br />
<strong>com</strong>PleTe gAmes (2),<br />
sHuTouTs (1)<br />
9/9/11 vs. BOS – 6-hit CG;<br />
9/17/09 at BAL – 4-hit SHO<br />
longesT ouTing<br />
9.0, 3x-last 9/9/11 vs. BOS<br />
sTRikeouTs<br />
10, 9/17/09 at BAL<br />
wAlks<br />
5, 3x-last 9/20/11 at NYY<br />
CaReeR PITChINg<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2004 Princeton 3 5 6.09 13 13 0 0 0 57.2 71 46 39 8 2 19-0 38 3 0<br />
2005 Hudson Valley 7 4 2.72 15 15 0 0 0 86.0 75 35 26 5 5 23-0 97 3 0<br />
2006 SW Michigan 7 12 3.02 27 27 1 0 0 146.0 124 61 49 5 8 64-0 165 4 1<br />
2007 Vero Beach 3 0 1.84 13 13 1 1 0 78.1 54 20 16 5 4 21-0 88 4 0<br />
Montgomery 7 3 3.15 14 14 0 0 0 80.0 74 37 28 3 4 30-0 81 5 0<br />
2008 Montgomery 9 6 3.85 19 19 0 0 0 107.2 104 49 46 7 9 42-1 81 4 0<br />
Durham 4 2 2.72 9 9 0 0 0 53.0 39 16 16 5 4 24-1 55 0 0<br />
2009 Durham 10 8 3.<strong>40</strong> 28 28 0 0 0 158.2 139 71 60 14 6 60-1 1<strong>40</strong> 7 0<br />
Tampa Bay 2 2 3.72 6 6 1 1 0 36.1 33 19 15 2 0 13-1 36 1 0<br />
2010 Tampa Bay 12 10 4.07 29 29 0 0 0 168.0 165 77 76 24 5 62-2 113 4 0<br />
2011 Tampa Bay 11 10 4.45 29 29 1 0 0 184.0 190 96 91 23 8 63-1 105 6 0<br />
minor league Totals 50 <strong>40</strong> 3.28 138 138 2 1 0 767.1 680 335 280 52 42 283-3 745 30 1<br />
major league Totals 25 22 4.22 64 64 2 1 0 388.1 388 192 182 49 13 138-4 254 11 0<br />
1: Selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the third round of the 2004 June Draft…signed by Kevin Elfering.<br />
HR Allowed<br />
3, 7/3/10 at MIN<br />
Runs Allowed<br />
8, 2x-last 6/4/10 at TEX<br />
win sTReAk<br />
7G, 7/8/10 – 9/11/10<br />
loss sTReAk<br />
5G, 6/4/10 – 6/27/10
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