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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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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 21

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Dylan Lesko spent 20 rounds in the poll. Oops! Previous Winner 20. Dylan Lesko, RHP21 | 6’2” | 195A+ | 6.96 ERA, 6.27 FIP, 84.0 IP (22 G, 19 GS) 25.6% K, 19.2% BB The key return for RP Jason Adam, Lesko was the Padres 15th overall selection in the 2022 draft despite him needing Tommy John surgery that Spring; his results have not yet materi...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 20

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Cooper Kinney joins the prospect list. Previous Winner 19. Cooper Kinney, 2B/3B22 | L/R | 6’1” | 200A+ | .289/.352/.494 (137 wRC+) 361 PA, 10 HR, 6 SB, 8.9% BB, 22.2% K 2024 finally brought the performance that was expected from the 2021 34th overall pick’s pedigree. Promoted despite a mild year at Low-A in 2023 (after missing all of 20...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 19

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Montgomery emerges as a relief ace but drops to 18. Previous Winner 18. Mason Montgomery, LHP25 | 6’2” | 195AAA | 6.26 ERA, 5.29 FIP, 87.2 IP (31 G, 14 GS) 26.1% K, 8.9% BBMLB | 1.86 ERA, 1.20 FIP, 9.2 IP (9 G, 0 GS) 45.9% K, 13.5% BB Montgomery is all fastball, as evidenced by his horrid results in Durham as a starter. He transitioned to relief in August w...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 18

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Seymour slides in at seventeen. Previous Winner 17. Ian Seymour, LHP26 | 6’0” | 210AA | 2.36 ERA, 2.72 FIP, 91.1 IP (17 GS) 28.3% K, 6.3% BBAAA | 2.33 ERA, 4.25 FIP, 54.0 IP (10 GS) 27.9% K, 8.4% BB The Rays organization’s other Virginia Tech man with a big smile (I’m looking at you Erik) has a funky delivery, with a high over the top movement that requir...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 17

Photo by Brian Westerholt/Four Seam Images Suarez drops from 10 to 16. Previous Winner 16. Santiago Suarez, RHP20 | 6’2” | 175A | 4.11 ERA, 3.51 FIP, 111.2 IP (23 GS) 25.7% K, 4.7% BB Suarez is everything you want in a starting pitching prospect, with projectable command and plus-plus control exhibited by his consistent, low walk rates. It’s a good body and delivery, a major league fastbal...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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• DRB Prospect Review: #3 Shane Baz

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Shane Baz returned from Tommy John surgery and flashed glimpses of his former self 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 performed....2024
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• DRB Prospect Review: #5 Curtis Mead

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images It’s a been a struggle for Mead at the Major League level 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 performed. Reminder, this is a review...2024
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• DRB Prospect Review: #8 Jonny DeLuca

Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images Jonny DeLuca looks to have a bright future with the Tampa Bay Rays 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 performed. Reminder, this is...2024
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• Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 20

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports JUNIOR CAMINERO IS HEADING TO THE SHOW This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday. We are now 20 weeks into the 2024 minor league campaign campaign and several prospects have certainly continued their ascent up the organizational ladder while others have seen their stock continue to dro...2024
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"Colton Ledbetter, OF23 | L/R | 6’1” | 205A+ | ."

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"Colton Ledbetter hit a fastball right at the top of the zone, rolling a jam shot through the shifted infield that he was able to hustle into being a double."

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"The Tampa Bay Rays have selected Mississippi State outfielder Colton Ledbetter with the Number 55 overall selection in the 2023 MLB Draft."

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• DRB Prospect Review: #2 Carson Williams

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Williams is a future Gold Glove candidate and possible MVP 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 performed. Reminder, this is a review...2024
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• DRB Prospect Review: #3 Shane Baz
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• DRB Prospect Review: #4 Xavier Isaac

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Isaac enjoyed a tremendous season before stalling in Double-A 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 performed. Reminder,...2024
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• DRB Prospect Review: #6 Brayden Taylor

Photo by Gabriella Ricciardi/MLB Photos via Getty Images The 2023 first rounder has performed quite well 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 performed. Reminder, thi...2024
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• DRB Prospect Review: #7 Yoniel Curet

Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images Two elite pitches but poor command encapsulate Curet 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 performed. Reminder, this is a review...2024
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• DRB Prospect Review: #10 Santiago Suarez

Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images Suarez continued to prove that he has the best command in the Rays system 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 performed. Re...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Rome eliminated from playoffs

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images JR Ritchie had a solid outing, but Rome couldn’t give him the run support to extend the series to a third game It wasn’t the best of days for the Atlanta Braves Minor League system. None of the affiliates won and Rome was decisively swept out of the playoffs despite some solid work from JR Ritchie. Still some guys did shine, with the best T...2024
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• Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 24

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Chandler Simpson reaches 100 stolen bases and climbing This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday. We are now 24 weeks into the 2024 minor league campaign campaign and several prospects have certainly continued their ascent up the organizational ladder while others have se...2024
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• Braves Prospects Weekly Report: AJ Smith-Shawver strikes out seven

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Smith-Shawver’s changeup was dominant, but the Bulls clocked him for three home runs It’s been a few weeks since we’ve had a weekly report as I’ve been working on the draft and the our top 30 list, but it’s time again to talk about the observations over the past week in the Atlanta Braves minor league system (or past two, or three, wherever I see fit to...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Nacho Alvarez hits a home run

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Alvarez has now gone deep five times for Gwinnett in 18 games Gwinnett’s offense suddenly seems high-powered, with them torching the St. Paul Saints for another double digit performance. Nacho Alvarez keeps on hitting for the Stripers, and while I am not of the opinion that he is ready it is going to steadily amplify the voices that w...2024
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• Minor League Roundup: Week 18

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images 2023 1st round pick Brayden Taylor is reportedly being promoted to Double-A This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday. We are now 18 weeks into the 2024 minor league campaign campaign and several prospects have certainly continued their ascent up the organizational la...2024
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• Minor League Roundup: Week 17

Photo by Ben Catapane/MLB Photos via Getty Images Tre’ Morgan is nearly hitting .400 since his promotion to High-A over a month ago This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday. We are now 17 weeks into the 2024 minor league campaign campaign and several prospects have certainly continued their ascent up the organizational ...2024
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• Minor League Roundup: Week 15

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Tre’ Morgan is on an offensive tear since being promoted to High-A This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday. We are now 15 weeks into the 2024 minor league campaign campaign and several prospects have certainly continued their ascent up the organizational ladder whil...2024
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• The 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List

Junior Caminero | Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images 36 players get pre-season write ups in this year’s list. Every year the DRaysBay community comes together to vote for the top prospects in the Tampa Bay system. Below are the results from this off-season’s polls. 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List 1. Junior Caminero, 3BMLB | .235/.278/.353 (.631 OPS, 77 wRC+) 36 P...2024
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• 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 12

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Rays 55th overall draft pick from 2023 slots in at No. 11 Previous Winner Colton Ledbetter, OFRk-A | .274/.377/.438 (.815 OPS, 117 wRC+ in A) 86 PA, 2 HR, 3 SB Considered a top prospect in the 2023 draft, Ledbetter fell to round two unexpectedly and the Rays scooped him up at 55th overall. A five-tool prospect with the instincts and range f...2024
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Pro tip: The Charleston RiverDogs are offering 20% off all hats today for Valentine’s Day. Why? IDK! Santiago Suarez is the latest to make the leap up the list. Previous Winner Santiago Suarez, RHPRK-A | 1.52 ERA, 59.1 IP (15 G, 8 GS) 22.4 K%, 4.7 BB% A rare 18-year old with major league projection, Suarez was the key return from the Marlins in the Xavier Edwards trade while he was a 17-y...2024
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• 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 10

Dom Keegan | @MLBPipeline Hark! A catching prospect! Previous Winner Dominic Keegan, CA | .315/.402/.475 (.877 OPS, 146 wRC+) 241 PA, 5 HR, 2 SBA+ | .254/.367/.457 (.824 OPS, 126 wRC+) 207 PA, 8 HR, 0 SBAFL | .315/.403/.475 (1.031 OPS) 65 PA, 3 HR, 0 SB A four-year first baseman at Vanderbilt, Keegan is relatively new to catching, but he’s proved to be adept at receiving and has a hit to...2024
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• 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 9

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Part of the return for Tyler Glasnow and Manuel Margot slots in at No. 8. Previous Winner Jonny DeLuca, OFAA | .279/.380/.590 (.970 OPS, 150 wRC+) 142 PA, 10 HR, 9 SBAAA | .306/.397/.548 (.945 OPS, 125 wRC+) 184 PA, 7 HR, 3 SBMLB | .262/.311/.429 (.740 OPS, 102 wRC+) 45 PA, 2 HR, 1 SB Acquired from the Dodgers as the heir apparent to Manuel Margot’s ro...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Rome eliminated from playoffs
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• MLB Draft 2023: Tampa Bay Rays select Mississippi State OF Colton Ledbetter at No. 55
Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Rays pick up a high impact bat in the second round. The Tampa Bay Rays have selected Mississippi State outfielder Colton Ledbetter with the No. 55 overall selection in the 2023 MLB Draft. And this selection is a steal for the Rays in the second round, with CBS Sports ranking Ledbetter the No. 28 prospect in the game (ahead of Rays first round selection T...2023
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• ESPN and The Athletic release Rays top prospect lists for 2024

Rays 2023 draft pick Colton Ledbetter | Photo by Gabriella Ricciardi/MLB Photos via Getty Images In a bit of happenstance, both ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel and The Athletic’s Keith Law have dropped their top prospect lists today for the Rays. Both lists are behind a paywall, so I’ll be avoiding the write ups on the players for this article, but you can gain a high level understanding of how both...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Draft on tap
Colton Ledbetter and Raúl Ibañez | Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Day one of the MLB draft is behind us. A no-hitter and a special feat from a rookie Red. And other MLB news If Commissioner Manfred were smart, he would have had beloved former Mariner Raúl Ibañez announce all the picks. Or at least had Ibañez on the stage with him at all times. It might have cut down the ...2023
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• MLB Draft 2023: Tampa Bay Rays selections Round 1-10
Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Here are your Day 1 & Day 2 results Here are the results from Day 2 at the 2023 MLB Draft for the Tampa Bay Rays, the first run by Director of Amateur Scouting Chuck Ricci, who stepped into the role following Rob Metzler’s departure to the Tigers front office. Ricci is of course flanked by R.J. Harrison and Bobby Heck, who as longtime sen...2023
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• 10 best names of the 2023 MLB Draft: Roc Riggio, Gino Groover, Colton Ledbetter, Caleb Ketchup highlight class

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• DRB Prospect Review: #7 Yoniel Curet
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• Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 23

nathan ray seebeck-usa today sports Logan Driscoll has made it to the big leagues! This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday. We are now 23 weeks into the 2024 minor league campaign campaign and several prospects have certainly continued their ascent up the organizational ladder while others have seen their stock continu...2024
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