December 15, 2008, 2:24 pm est
Tom Verducci, of SI.com, reports Tampa Bay Rays OF B.J. Upton could play for the United States in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
2B Mike Fontenot ...160 mins 
n/a Jerry Hairston ...196 mins 
n/a Oliver Perez ...244 mins 
n/a Tim Redding ...244 mins 
n/a Randy Wolf ...244 mins 
SP A.J. Burnett ...268 mins 
n/a Andy Pettitte ...304 mins 
n/a Jason M. Johnson ...304 mins 
n/a Shelley Duncan ...304 mins 
SP Adam Eaton ...304 mins 
R Peter Moylan ...elbow
R Darren O'Day ...shoulder
R Kelvim Escobar ...shoulder
S Jeremy Bonderman ...elbow
OF B.J. Upton ...shoulder
2B Chase Utley ...hip
R Joel Zumaya ...shoulder
S Chorye Spoone ...shoulder
R Pat Neshek ...elbow
S Eric Hacker ...elbow


HR: 16
RBI: 83
Stls: 49
Points: 639.00 (Ranked 3rd)
Tom Verducci, of SI.com, reports Tampa Bay Rays OF B.J. Upton could play for the United States in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
Updating a previous report, Marc Lancaster, of The Tampa Tribune, reports the Tampa Bay Rays do not expect OF B.J. Upton (shoulder) to be ready for the first Spring Training games. However, he is still expected to be ready for Opening Day.
The Rays don't expect B.J. Upton to be ready to play in time for the first spring training games following November shoulder surgery Upton probably wouldn't have been on the team anyway, but there's no chance of him participating in the WBC now. [...]
Rays.MLB.com's Bill Chastain reports the Tampa Bay Rays could move OF B.J. Upton from center field to right field and place OF Fernando Perez in center field.
News: Tampa Bay center fielder B.J. Upton had surgery on his left shoulder this week and the Rays expect him to be ready by opening day. Dr. James Andrews did the surgery Tuesday, Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said. "We don't have too much of an update other than to say we expect him to be ready during spring training and be in a position to be in our opening day lineup," Friedman said.
Analysis: The 24-year-old hit .273 with just nine home runs in 531 at-bats during the regular season. He played much of the season with a sore shoulder -- he throws right-handed -- that affected his offensive production. He batted .288 with seven homers and 16 RBI for the AL champions during the postseason, proving he still has that elite potential we all expected to come out. We list him as a top 20 outfielder right now, but no one should be surprised to see him finish among the top 10 by season's end in 2009
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Status: Out. Probable for Opening Day
The Rays don't expect B.J. Upton to be ready to play in time for the first spring training games following November shoulder surgery. Upton probably wouldn't have been on the team anyway, but there's no chance of him participating in the WBC now. The Rays do expect him to be at full strength for the beginning of the regular season.
Top| # | date | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | Runs | RBI | Steals | Walks | Points | Differential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 29 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Oct 26 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 3 | Oct 25 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| 4 | Oct 23 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 |
| 5 | Oct 22 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
| 6 | Oct 19 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 7 | Oct 18 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 |
| 8 | Oct 16 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14.00 | 0 |
| 9 | Oct 14 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8.00 | 0 |
| 10 | Oct 13 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| 11 | Oct 11 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11.00 | 0 |
| 12 | Oct 10 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 7 |
| 13 | Oct 06 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13.00 | 0 |
| 14 | Oct 05 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 0 |
| 15 | Oct 03 08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 2 |
| 16 | Oct 02 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 17 |
| 17 | Sep 28 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 |
| 18 | Sep 26 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14.00 | 0 |
| 19 | Sep 25 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14 |
| 20 | Sep 24 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.00 | 4 |
| 21 | Sep 23 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 8 |
| 22 | Sep 23 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 10 |
| 23 | Sep 22 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 5 |
| 24 | Sep 21 08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 12 |
| 25 | Sep 20 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 |
| 26 | Sep 08 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 |
| 27 | Sep 07 08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 8 |
| 28 | Sep 06 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 9 |
| 29 | Sep 05 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
| 30 | Sep 04 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 4 |
| 31 | Sep 03 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
| 32 | Sep 02 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 10 |
| 33 | Aug 31 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.00 | 4 |
| 34 | Aug 30 08 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 5 |
| 35 | Aug 29 08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 |
| 36 | Aug 28 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | 5 |
| 37 | Aug 27 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 |
| 38 | Aug 26 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 |
| 39 | Aug 24 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 12 |
| 40 | Aug 23 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 14 |
| 41 | Aug 22 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.00 | 6 |
| 42 | Aug 20 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 7 |
| 43 | Aug 19 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 8 |
| 44 | Aug 18 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 9 |
| 45 | Aug 17 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 |
| 46 | Aug 15 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 7 |
| 47 | Aug 14 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 10 |
| 48 | Aug 13 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 12 |
| 49 | Aug 12 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 9 |
| 50 | Aug 10 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 | 9 |
| 51 | Aug 09 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 8 |
| 52 | Aug 08 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8.00 | 4 |
| 53 | Aug 07 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 |
| 54 | Aug 05 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 8 |
| 55 | Aug 04 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 6 |
| 56 | Aug 03 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11.00 | 0 |
| 57 | Aug 02 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 4 |
| 58 | Aug 01 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 5 |
| 59 | Jul 30 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 11 |
| 60 | Jul 29 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | 5 |
| 61 | Jul 28 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.00 | 12 |
| 62 | Jul 27 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.00 | 7 |
| 63 | Jul 26 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 17 |
| 64 | Jul 25 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 9 |
| 65 | Jul 24 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 9 |
| 66 | Jul 23 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.00 | 9 |
| 67 | Jul 22 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 |
| 68 | Jul 21 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9.00 | 0 |
| 69 | Jul 20 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.00 | 11 |
| 70 | Jul 19 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 10 |
| 71 | Jul 18 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 |
| 72 | Jul 17 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 |
| 73 | Jul 13 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 9 |
| 74 | Jul 11 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 10 |
| 75 | Jul 09 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 7 |
| 76 | Jul 08 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 | 8 |
| 77 | Jul 06 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 7 |
| 78 | Jul 05 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 |
| 79 | Jul 04 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.00 | 12 |
| 80 | Jul 02 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8.00 | 10 |
| 81 | Jul 01 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 |
| 82 | Jun 30 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 5 |
| 83 | Jun 29 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | 5 |
| 84 | Jun 28 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 8 |
| 85 | Jun 27 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 11 |
| 86 | Jun 26 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.00 | 2 |
| 87 | Jun 25 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 | 9 |
| 88 | Jun 24 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 7 |
| 89 | Jun 22 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 |
| 90 | Jun 21 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 12 |
| 91 | Jun 20 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 8 |
| 92 | Jun 19 08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 8 |
| 93 | Jun 18 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 8 |
| 94 | Jun 17 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | 10 |
| 95 | Jun 15 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 |
| 96 | Jun 14 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.00 | 7 |
| 97 | Jun 13 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 10 |
| 98 | Jun 11 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 |
| 99 | Jun 10 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 6 |
| 100 | Jun 09 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 5 |
| 101 | Jun 08 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 0 |
| 102 | Jun 07 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 | 6 |
| 103 | Jun 06 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13.00 | 0 |
| 104 | Jun 05 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 105 | Jun 04 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 |
| 106 | Jun 03 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 | 2 |
| 107 | Jun 01 08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 4 |
| 108 | May 31 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 9 |
| 109 | May 30 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8.00 | 6 |
| 110 | May 29 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.00 | 3 |
| 111 | May 28 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.00 | 3 |
| 112 | May 27 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 12 |
| 113 | May 26 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 5 |
| 114 | May 25 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8.00 | 4 |
| 115 | May 24 08 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 | 0 |
| 116 | May 23 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 11 |
| 117 | May 21 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 |
| 118 | May 20 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 | 6 |
| 119 | May 19 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.00 | 3 |
| 120 | May 18 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 |
| 121 | May 17 08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 2 |
| 122 | May 16 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 20 |
| 123 | May 15 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 10 |
| 124 | May 14 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 |
| 125 | May 13 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 126 | May 12 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 9 |
| 127 | May 11 08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.00 | 4 |
| 128 | May 10 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18 |
| 129 | May 09 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 6 |
| 130 | May 08 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 5 |
| 131 | May 07 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.00 | 8 |
| 132 | May 06 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 | 9 |
| 133 | May 04 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 14 |
| 134 | May 01 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 5 |
| 135 | Apr 30 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 8 |
| 136 | Apr 29 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8.00 | 8 |
| 137 | Apr 27 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14 |
| 138 | Apr 26 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 7 |
| 139 | Apr 25 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.00 | 6 |
| 140 | Apr 24 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 10 |
| 141 | Apr 23 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 6 |
| 142 | Apr 22 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14 |
| 143 | Apr 20 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 7 |
| 144 | Apr 19 08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 4 |
| 145 | Apr 18 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 7 |
| 146 | Apr 17 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 4 |
| 147 | Apr 16 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 7 |
| 148 | Apr 15 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 |
| 149 | Apr 14 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 |
| 150 | Apr 13 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 6 |
| 151 |