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• Spring Breakout roster announced

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Carson Williams headlines an exciting group of Rays prospects MLB has announced each team’s prospect participants for the annual Spring Breakout games. Carson Williams headlines the Rays group of prospects. Williams is considered a top ten prospect in the game by multiple publications; MLB has the superb defender ranked as the 9th top p...2025
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• Are the Rays Changing the Cooking Time for Prospects?

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Slow and low is no longer how the Rays do things. Editor’s Note: Please join me in welcoming Jason Collette back to DRaysBay. He has written across the blogosphere at Baseball Prospectus, Rotowire, and more. We’re lucky to have him! - DR It is truism accepted by many that the Rays slow cook their prospects like brisket on a smoker. An...2025
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• Tre’ Morgan: The Rays’ Next Swiss Army Knife

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Elite Bat-to-Ball Skills, Defensive Versatility, and a High Floor Make Tre’ Morgan Prospect to Keep an Eye on The Rays reported to Port Charlotte about two weeks ago, and with 72 players on the active Spring training roster, the Rays are looking at all options for the present and future. One of those exciting players of the future is Tre’ Morgan. Morgan w...2025
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• Ian Anderson gives up one run in his 2025 spring training debut

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The 26-year-old right-hander looked to get his spring started on a good note as the Braves had their spring home opener today. The Atlanta Braves had their spring training home opener today at CoolToday Park and it was a very intriguing occasion, indeed — all eyes were on Ian Anderson as he made his spring training debut for the year as he looks to lock d...2025
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• 14 Rays players ranked on various top 100 prospect lists

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images How deep this this system? The Tampa Bay Rays have one of the best farm systems in all of baseball and one of the most divisive when it comes to ranking the individual players within the system. The organization features a variety of players with higher floors that look like safe bets for becoming quality big leaguers, such as SS Carson Williams, INF Bray...2025
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• Baseball Prospectus finds new ways to insult the Rays

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Baseball Prospectus compares the Rays way of operating to the people firing air traffic controllers. We think that insults the reader’s intelligence more than it does the Rays. Sometimes being a Rays fan feels like being part of a dysfunctional and much-maligned family. We are aware — hyperaware! — of our family problems. We resent having to share Thanksgiv...2025
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• Rays sign SS Ha-Seong Kim to two-year deal

David Frerker-Imagn Images Kim will be slowed by a shoulder injury to start the year. The Tampa Bay Rays have reportedly signed the top free-agent short stop available on a short-term deal this off-season, picking up 29-year old Ha-Seong Kim (김하성) one a two-year deal. Kim is currently recovering from a shoulder surgery that likely slows his start to the season, but once he arrives should ...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 3

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Brayden Taylor wins the election for No. 2 in the system. Previous Winner Brayden Taylor, 2B/3B23 | L/R | 6’0” | 180A+ | .269/.389/.514 (154 wRC+) 383 PA, 14 HR, 26 SB, 15.9% BB, 24.8% KAA | .194/.290/.435 (113 wRC+) 125 PA, 6 HR, 3 SB, 12.0% BB, 36.8% K On the whole Taylor was one of the best performers in the Rays system last year, an...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 2

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images No. 1 goes to Carson Williams, surprise! To absolutely no one’s surprise, the organizations top prospect went to Carson Williams, a unanimous top five prospect in baseball and lauded as the best defender in minor league baseball, wins the first poll. But it wasn’t unanimous! We also got a vote for Brayden Taylor, the heir apparent to ...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 1!

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Let’s get it started! Welcome back to the 15th annual DRaysBay Community Prospect List! Starting this list is usually not a great challenge, as there is typically a clear favorite, but we will indeed be voting each round just to see if our community agrees with the greater blogosphere. The full rules on how to vote and links to resour...2025
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• DRB Prospect Review: #1 Junior Caminero

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Despite nagging injuries, Junior Caminero proved he could be a slugger in the big leagues Over the offseason, the Draybay community takes part in an exercise in which we compile a list of 30 prospects in the Rays system based on popular vote. Now that the 2024 season has concluded, we can look back at these rankings and see how each individual player p...2024
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• WBSC Premier12 Results: Drake Baldwin notches first hit

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Baldwin had a hit and an RBI in a comfortable win for USA baseball. USA Baseball is now 2-0 in games started by Drake Baldwin, and in his third game played Baldwin finally broke through with his first hit along with driving in a run. Baldwin’s RBI came in the United States’s four-run first inning, hit ground out scoring Colby Thomas for the final run of that inni...2024
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• WBSC Premier12 Results: Drake Baldwin appears in pinch hit role

Photo by Sam Hodde/MLB Photos via Getty Images Baldwin made outs in two big spots as Team USA came just short of a comeback against Venezuela. Venezuela and the United States played one of two incredible games in the 2024 WBSC Premier12 tournament, and Drake Baldwin had two critical opportunities to come through for the United States. Following a leadoff single in the eighth inning Baldwin...2024
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"Carson Williams 65.Gary Gill Hill Carson Williams once again receives high praise from prospect pundits, with his defensive wizardry helping to make him the best shortstop prospect in all of baseball."

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"Birdsell walked three, struck out two and gave up two home runs to 2021 first-round pick Carson Williams."

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"Minter came back and struck out Carson Williams for the second out and then got Tristan Gray to fly out to end the game."

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"The Rays announced they’ve come to terms with first-round draft choice Carson Williams."

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• Tampa Bay Rays place five prospects among MLB Pipeline’s Top 100

Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Four former first round selections, plus a third round pick are included MLB Pipeline has published their top 100 prospects entering the 2025 season and like many other publications, their list is littered with Tampa Bay Rays. There were no surprises for the Rays on the rankings. Carson Williams, who has been ranked among the top 10 prospects in the game by m...2025
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• Rays announce 30 Non-Roster Invites to Spring Training for 2025

Joey Krehbiel returns | Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images Via team press release. The Tampa Bay Rays announced today that 30 players on minor league contracts have been invited to major league spring training in 2025. The following is a positional list of the non-roster invites joining the Rays in Port Charlotte, Florida. RIGHT-HANDED PITCHERS (13): Garrett Acton, Alex Cook, Michael ...2025
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• Four Rays eligible for Prospect Promotion Incentive (PPI) in 2025

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Four Rays players technically have the potential to add Prospect Promotion Incentive eligibility this season. Here’s a quick reminder on how eligibility works, from Baseball America: The Prospect Promotion Incentive rewards teams for carrying top prospects on Opening Day rosters and keeping them in the major leagues all season as rook...2025
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• Rays sign SS Ha-Seong Kim to two-year deal
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• Carson Williams is the top ranked shortstop prospect in baseball

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The prospect pundits have spoken The baseball world has spoken and it has deemed Carson Williams as the top shortstop prospect in the game entering the 2025 season. Carson Williams is considered among the top prospects in the game, with Baseball America dubbing him the 11th best prospect in their most recent update. The 21-year old 2021...2025
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• Six Rays prospects featured among Baseball America’s Top 100

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images 2023 1st round selection Brayden Taylor was among the six The Tampa Bay Rays continue to receive excellent grades regarding their farm system. Baseball America released their list of the top 100 prospects in the game entering the 2025 season and it featured six members of the Rays organization. 11. Carson Williams 65. Brayden Taylor 80. Tre’ Morgan 87. ...2025
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• Rays land 9 prospects on BP’s Top 101

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Carson Williams headlines the list of nine players The Tampa Bay Rays have landed nine players on Baseball Prospectus rankings of the top 101 prospects in the game entering the 2025 season. Here are where those 9 players ranked: 7. Carson Williams57. Brody Hopkins60. Jackson Baumeister67. Xavier Isaac69. Dominic Keegan70. Brayden Taylor...2025
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• WBSC Premier12 Results: Drake Baldwin’s big day sparks United States win

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Drake Baldwin got the start for USA baseball, and he excelled to help them to a close win Drake Baldwin got the start in the United States final super round game, and Baldwin showed up to play for the United States. Baldwin found himself in a key spot in two United States rallies, the first coming in the first inning when he drew a walk and came around to sc...2024
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• WBSC Premier12 Results: Drake Baldwin pinch hits, USA loses again

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Drake Baldwin struck out to end the United States’s 8-2 loss Drake Baldwin was once again left on the bench against Chinese Taipei, and the United States lost a big one as they will now likely find themselves in the bronze medal game unless they can pull off a huge win over Venezuela on the final day of the super round. Baldwin had an at bat with two runners on in...2024
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• Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 10

Photo by Bryan Bennett/Getty Images The leading hitter on the Durham Bulls might suprise you Every Monday during the regular season, each minor league team has the day off (excluding the Florida Complex League and Dominican Summer League). This serves as an excellent check point system to check in on how each team and individual prospect is performing. We are now 10 weeks into the 2024 cam...2024
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• Braves prospects weekly report: Waldrep, Schwellenbach make up M-Braves two-headed monster

Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images The duo took their dominance to a new level last week as Mississippi swept their series in Chattanooga We have a hybrid article for you this morning, as the Mississippi Braves decided they wanted to play on Memorial Day so we’re going to start off with a quick recap of that loss. Then it’s on to the weekly report, where once again the system...2024
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• Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 8

Ron Schloerb/Cape Cod Times / USA TODAY NETWORK Speedster Chandler Simpson is racing through the system with an early season promotion to Double-A Every Monday during the regular season, each minor league team has the day off (excluding the Florida Complex League). This serves as an excellent check point system to check in on how each team and individual prospect is performing. We are now ...2024
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• Rays Projected 2025 Opening Day Roster

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The offense has mostly taken shape. What’s left to do? Last season things did not go the Rays way, and the team triggered a rebuild at the trade deadline by dealing star players Randy Arozarena, Isaac Paredes, and Zach Eflin — dramatically overhauling the farm system and setting up 2025 to be a transition year. Indeed, the organization is stocked with lef...2024
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• WBSC Premier12 Final: Chinese Taipei stuns Japan, wins gold medal

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Chinese Taipei pulled off an upset against the heavily-favored Samurai Japan in the gold medal final The final day of the WBSC Premier12 featured a repeat of the last day of the super round, with the United States and Venezuela matching up for the bronze medal and Chinese Taipei and Japan capping the tournament with a gold medal game. For those following the...2024
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• WBSC Premier12 Results: Drake Baldwin strikes out, USA opens super round with loss

Photo by Sam Hodde/MLB Photos via Getty Images Japan torched the United States for a blowout win, with Braves prospect Drake Baldwin having one pitch hit appearance where he struck out. Drake Baldwin didn’t get a start for the United States in their loss to Japan, though he did get an appearance late in the game as a pinch hitter. With a runner on and two outs Baldwin came in to face Japa...2024
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• Former Braves prospects Ceballos, Didder, star in Day One of WBSC Premier 12

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Ceballos and Didder both had the deciding swings in their national team’s opening wins Team USA opted for a lineup without the Atlanta Braves star prospect Drake Baldwin, and they could have used his offense as they fell to Puerto Rico 1-0. In fact it was former Brave Sabin Ceballos, traded to the Giants this summer, that sunk the United States, hitting a ho...2024
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• Braves prospects weekly report: Waldrep, Schwellenbach make up M-Braves two-headed monster
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• Kyle Wright debuts, Vaughn Grissom collects three hits as Braves beat Rays
John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Wright allowed four runs over 2 2/3 innings in his first action of the spring. Vaughn Grissom had three hits while Matt Olson homered again to help the Atlanta Braves grab a 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Kyle Wright made his spring debut and retired Yandy Diaz and Wander Franco before allowing a solo home run to Brandon Lowe on a 3-0 pitch. He then a...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Franklin homers in return; Ritchie leaves with injury
Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images It’s been 377 days since Jesse Franklin V last suited up, and in his first game back he made a bang with a long home run It was a busy day on the farm for the Atlanta Braves, with a few injury-related items headlining the action. Travis d’Arnaud made his second appearance in his rehab stint with Gwinnett, and down in Mississippi Jess...2023
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• Six Rays prospects featured among Baseball America’s Top 100
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• Nick Loftin, Gavin Cross headline Royals to play in Arizona Fall League

Peter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports The league is a stepping stone to the big leagues. The Arizona Fall League announced roster today with eight Royals heading there for play - infielders Nick Loftin, Peyton Wilson, outfielder Gavin Cross, and pitchers Eric Cerantola, Rylan Kaufman, Jacob Wallace, Beck Way, and Angel Zerpa. The league is considered to be an opportunity for advanced prospects to g...2023
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• Could the Royals make a trade for Randy Arozarena work?

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The Rays are reportedly listening to trade offers. Winter is coming for the Royals, and by that I mean the Winter Meetings are quick on the horizon. Hopefully, for our sake, the offseason ahead for Kansas City finishes better than the final season of Game of Thrones did. The organization made a smaller move this week, signing utilityman Garrett Hampson t...2023
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• Rays land 9 prospects on BP’s Top 101
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• Minor League Wrap: Kevin Alcántara breaks out, but Smokies get walloped by Biscuits

Kevin Alcántara | Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Pelicans snap their losing streak. The Smokies lose, but Kevin Alcántara breaks out with four hits. Right-handers Julio Teheran and Chris Kachmar have joined the Iowa Cubs. We have something unusual tonight. Myrtle Beach was the only team to win. Iowa Cubs Rained out. They’ll play a doubleheader tomorrow. Tennessee Smoki...2024
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• Baseball America’s top 10 Rays prospects for 2025

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Carson Williams headlines an exciting crop of Rays prospects Baseball America has released their rankings of the Tampa Bay Rays top 10 prospects entering the 2025 season, as well as indicating which players have the best tools in the system. Here is the the top ten: Carson Williams, SS Brayden Taylor, 3B Tre’ Morgan, 1B Xavier Isaac, 1B Gary Gill Hill, RHP ...2024
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• Keith Law’s Top 20 Rays prospects

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Law says that Carson Williams is the most enigmatic prospect in the minors Prospect season continues as Keith Law, the former front office exectuive, big league scout, and current writer for The Athletic, has released his Top 100 prospects entering the 2025 season as well as his Top 20 prospects in the Rays system. Keith Law seems lowe...2025
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• 2025 Tampa Bay Rays Top Prospects
The Rays have the deepest minor league system, and I’m not sure it’s close. The top of the system takes a hit with Junior Caminero’s promotion, but Carson Williams is no slouch. I worry about how much he’ll hit, but he has fantasy-friendly tools and can pick it at shortstop. I loved the Rays’ selection […] The post 2025 Tampa Bay Rays Top Prospects first appeared on ....2024
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• Ian Anderson gives up one run in his 2025 spring training debut
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• Game Report for 19th Annual SAC Baseball Research Conference, TWIMBH Greatness!!

The much-anticipated annual gathering of baseball researchers at Montgomery arrived on Saturday, hosted at the Farley Auditorium at the Alabama Dept. of Archives and History. A community outreach by the Rickwood Field SABR chapter, along with the Montgomery Biscuits and their owner Lou DiBella, it marks the first time in the 21st century that Montgomery baseball history has been given the fu...2024
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