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Call him Melvin Jr, or B.J., but we think the former Upton who played for the Rays was a pretty damned good baseball player.

13. Chris Archer

A bona fide flamethrower during his time with Tampa, Chris Archer debuted with Tampa in 2012, a year after he was in the minors and traded from the New York Mets.  Archer would begin an inconsistent career as he was often brilliant and often shellacked. 

8. Scott Kazmir

Known for his four-seam fastball and slider, Scott Kazmir fanned many batters in a Tampa Bay Ray uniform.  

7. Carlos Pena

Carlos Pena would play 14 seasons in the Majors with the best run of her career coming with the Rays.  It was especially noteworthy, considering that it happened when most pundits wrote him off the game entirely.