Vinny Castilla's four consecutive 100 RBI seasons in Colorado prompted Tampa Bay to acquire him before the 2000 season for pitcher Rolando Arrojo and infielder Aaron Ledesma.
The Rays paid Castilla $13.5 million over two seasons. He hit .218 with eight home runs and 51 RBIs over that span, before being traded in the middle of 2002 to the Houston Astros. ";
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Travis Lee's rookie season with the Diamondbacks in 1998 was filled with promise. He was durable, earning 161 hits in 562 at-bats. He displayed power, smashing 22 home runs and driving in 72 runs.
Little did the Rays know that Lee would never eclipse those same numbers again during his 10 seasons in the majors. Tampa Bay doled out $3.7 million to Lee over two seasons, receiving mostly defense in return. He was released in favor of the first base platoon of Kevin Witt, Greg Norton and Ty Wigginton. ";
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spt_MLB_Rays_busts[i-1].body = "Cruz Jr.'s abbreviated stint
Never better than a .274 hitter in his first seven seasons in the majors, the Rays re-united Jose Cruz Jr. with Lou Piniella, who had managed him in Seattle. They signed him to a two-year, $6 million, but the money wasn't enough to keep Cruz around for long.
He spent one erratic season in Tampa Bay, hitting .242 with 21 home runs and 78 RBIs. He also committed a career high 10 errors in the outfield, prompting the Rays to trade him to the Diamondbacks for left-handed starter Casey Fossum. ";
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spt_MLB_Rays_busts[i-1].body = "Fossum can't start over
Casey Fossum's first three seasons in Boston were decent. A 14-12 record with 190 strikeouts had the Diamondbacks interested in 2004. That is until Fossum went 4-15 in his first season in Arizona. That futility put him on the trading block.
The Rays bit, sending Cruz Jr. in a one-for-one swap. Fossum lasted three seasons in Tampa Bay as little more than a stopgap, posting an ERA over five each year. The Rays thought enough of the left-hander to release him in August last season, as his ERA hovered around the 8.00 mark. ";
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spt_MLB_Rays_busts[i-1].body = "Hall buried in the doghouse
Hall signed with the Rays in June 1997 as a ninth-round pick out of the amateur draft. In six seasons working with Rays pitchers, Tampa Bay finished near dead-last in ERA each of those seasons. His offensive numbers were also meager, with only one season of 10-plus home runs and 50-plus RBIs.
Manager Lou Piniella had little patience with Hall, and his numbers subsequently plummeted. He was traded to the Dodgers in the middle of 2006 in a five player deal that brought the Rays catcher Dioner Navarro. Navarro was an All-Star starter this season. ";
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spt_MLB_Rays_busts[i-1].body = "Downhill for Brazelton
Dewon Brazelton was a lights-out pitcher at Middle Tennessee State, and the Rays were intrigued, drafting him third overall in the 2001 amateur draft. His quick ascension through the minors prompted the franchise to pay him a $4.8 million contract in August that same year.
The majors were not as kind to Brazelton. In 42 career starts, he posted an 8-23 record with a 6.38 ERA. The Rays traded him in December 2005 to the Padres for infielder Sean Burroughs. Brazelton hasn't pitched since in the majors since 2006. ";
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spt_MLB_Rays_busts[i-1].body = "Young fuels Rays' fire
Delmon Young's power numbers fell in line with the Rays' plans to improve their franchise. He hit .288 with 13 home runs and 93 RBIs last season, and was a fixture in the middle of the team's lineup.
It was Young's attitude that led to his exit. His arguments with manager Joe Maddon and teammates prompted the Rays to ship him in a six-player deal for pitcher Matt Garza and shortstop Jason Bartlett. ";
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spt_MLB_Rays_busts[i-1].body = "Sweet Lou loses winning ways
A two-time manager of the year with Seattle (1995, 2001) and a World Series winner with Cincinnati (1990), Lou Piniella brought his winning mind to his home of Tampa Bay in 2003. His patience quickly grew thin, after 63 wins in his first year manning the dugout.
Piniella managed to bring the Rays to a 4th place finish in the AL East for the first time in franchise history in 2004. But in 2005, a reversion to last place prompted Sweet Lou to feud with several players on the club. He left after that season, moving into the broadcast booth. ";
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spt_MLB_Rays_busts[i-1].body = "Where it all began for Hamilton
Josh Hamilton was selected by the Rays with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1999 draft. Thanks to heroin usage off the field, Hamilton was let go by Tampa Bay seven years later, in the rule 5 draft to the Chicago Cubs.
Hamilton's contract was then purchased by the Reds, before he was traded to the Texas Rangers last offseason. His resurrection appears complete, as he currently leads the majors in RBIs.";
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