Kevin Kiermaier might go down in hstory as the greatest defensive player in Tampa Bay history.

David Price was the first overall draft pick in 2007, and he would make his highly anticipated Rays debut in September of 2008.  He played in the Rays' postseason run to the World Series in a relief capacity, but come the next season, and he was ready to take on his intended role as a starter.

When you talk about versatile players, Ben Zobrist often comes to the forefront of the mind.

Zobrist arrived in 2006 in a trade from Houston, where he was able to make his Major League debut with the Rays.  Zobrist was a role player for the next two years and would become the starting Shortstop for Tampa, but he would often play Second Base and Outfield and fill in where ever he was needed.  

Carl Crawford was a second round pick in 1999 and would debut for Tampa in 2002 playing 64 Games.  The following season would be his coming out party as he would collect 177 Hits and had an American League leading 55 Stolen Bases.  The Leftfielder would remain one of the better hitters and better base stealers over the next few seasons.  From 2004 to 2010, he would have at least 180 Hits, with the exception of 2008, where he was reduced to 109 Games due to injury.  Crawford would have four seasons where he led in Triples and had another three Stolen Base top finishes in addition to his 2003 season mentioned above.