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Former D-Ray ace Scott Kazmir is back in the show. (AP)

Earlier on Monday, the Indians officially announced that Scott Kazmir has won their fifth starter's job and will open the season in their rotation. In addition to being a current Cleveland Indian, the 29-year-old left-hander is part of an another exclusive club: former Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

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The Tampa Bay franchise changed its name from Devil Rays to Rays during the 2007-08 offseason, which really isn't all that long ago. You'd think there would be a lot of former Devil Rays still active in the league, but the number is surprisingly small. Remember, that team was pretty awful for awhile, and bad players on bad teams don't stick around very long.

With an assist to the indispensable Baseball-Reference.com Play Index, here are the players (and their current team) who once wore a Devil Rays uniform and played at least one big league game last season:

  1. Carl Crawford, Dodgers -- 816 games with Devil Rays
  2. Aubrey Huff, no team -- 799 games
  3. Jonny Gomes, Red Sox -- 338 games
  4. B.J. Upton, Braves -- 224 games
  5. Ty Wigginton, Cardinals -- 220 games
  6. Delmon Young, Phillies -- 192 games
  7. Dioner Navarro, Cubs -- 175 games
  8. Carlos Pena, Astros -- 148 games
  9. Shawn Camp, Cubs -- 125 games
  10. Ben Zobrist, Rays -- 83 games
  11. Edwin Jackson, Cubs -- 55 games
  12. James Shields, Royals -- 52 games
  13. Chad Gaudin, Giants -- 41 games
  14. Jason Hammel, Orioles -- 33 games
  15. Grant Balfour, Athletics -- 22 games
  16. J.P. Howell, Dodgers -- 18 games
  17. Matt Diaz, no team -- 14 games
  18. Jose Bautista, Blue Jays -- 12 games
  19. Justin Ruggiano, Marlins -- seven games

Kazmir, who pitched in 98 games as a Devil Ray but zero overall in 2012, will make this list an even 20 this year. Utility man Miguel Cairo played 389 career games as a Devil Ray and suited up for the Reds last season, but he retired over the winter and took a position in Cincinnati's front office. Utility man Jorge Cantu (332 games as a D-Ray) spent time with the Padres in 2011 and in Triple-A in 2012, so he could resurface to make this list 21.

Other than that, there are no former Devil Rays still hanging around out there. Obviously, more than a few of these guys are still in the primes of their careers, so the former Devil Rays club doesn't figure to go extinct anytime soon.