Short season Single-A baseball is often the first professional stop for many newly drafted members of an organization. Many advanced collegiate players drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays will begin their career at this level.
The Hudson Valley Renegades of the New York-Penn League finished the season with a record of 45-30. They finished first in the McNamara Division.
In the league playoffs, they swept the Washington Nationals’ affiliate, the Auburn Doubledays in the semifinals and moved on to the league championship where they were swept by the Astros’ affiliate, the Tri-City ValleyCats.
Statistically, they finished with the 6th best ERA (3.