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• 2026 DRaysBay Community Prospect List

Welcome back to the annual DRaysBay Community Prospect List, a treasured tradition at the site where our community diligently votes for the top prospects in the Rays system. This off-season saw a dramatic overhaul of the Rays system, and accordingly the DRaysBay list has also shifted dramatically year over year. Only one prospect graduated last […]...2026
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• 2026 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for Honorable Mentions

Previous Winner Victor Valdez, SS17 | R/R | 6’1” | 186 A pretty swing with a low whiff rate earned Valdez a big payday this winter — $3.5 million — with as good of a power projection as you can reasonably ask for from a a teenage bat, having been given a 25+ home run […]...2026
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• 2026 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 30

Previous Winner Taitn Gray, 1B/OF/C18 | S/R | 6’4” | 220 The Rays 86th overall pick in 2025, Gray fell to the third round due to some concern about whether he will stick at catcher, but that buries the lead. Still just 17 at the time of the draft, Gray showed up to the Rays […]...2026
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• 2026 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 29

Previous Winner Austin Overn, OF23 | L/R | 6’0” | 175A+ (BAL) | .242/.367/.386 (127 wRC+) 341 PA, 8 HR, 43 SB, 15.5% BB, 28.2% KAA (BAL) | .266/.326/.427 (112 wRC+) 136 PA, 5 HR, 21 SB, 6.6% BB, 25.0% K Acquired in the Shane Baz trade, Overn was once a top draft prospect after […]...2026
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• 2026 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 28

Previous Winner Adrian Santana, SS20 | S/R | 5’11” | 155A+ | .263/.324/.326 (94 wRC+) 409 PA, 2 HR, 47 SB, 8.6% BB, 12.0% K Once a top-ten or so prospect in 2024, Santana fell off our site’s 2025 list after failing to clear as an honorable mention. Why? The switch-hitting slick fielding short stop […]...2026
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• 2026 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 27

Previous Winner Brayden Taylor, 2B/3B24 | L/R | 6’0” | 180AA | .173/.289/.286 (77 wRC+) 437 PA, 8 HR, 17 SB, 14% BB, 27.7% KAFL | .264/.400/.472 (.384 wOBA) 65 PA, 1 HR, 5 SB, 12 BB, 19 K Taylor entered 2025 as a top-100 prospect after demolishing High-A (154 wRC+), and left 2025 as […]...2026
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• 2026 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 21

Previous Winner Jackson Baumeister, RHP23 | 6’4” | 224AA | 4.62 ERA, 4.15 FIP (15 GS) 62.1 IP, 19.5% K, 9.6% BBAFL | 6 ER (1 HR), 9.0 IP (4 G, 3 GS), 10 K, 9 BB A shoulder injury derailed what should have been Baumeister’s coming out party, as his previously plus breaking ball […]...2026
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• 2026 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 5

Previous Winner Theo Gillen, OF20 | L/R | 6’2” | 195A | .267/.433/.387 (151 wRC+) 324 PA, 5 HR, 36 SB, 19.8% BB, 23.1% K Gillen fell to 18th overall in the 2024 draft due to shoulder and wrist injuries, despite being considered by some to be the best teenage bat in the draft. Now […]...2026
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List

Carson Williams #65 and Brayden Taylor #93 of the Tampa Bay Rays run off the field during the first ever spring training Spring Breakout game | Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Eleven new players enter the annual top prospect list. Welcome back to the annual DRaysBay Community Prospect List, a treasured tradition at the site where our community diligently votes ...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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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 16

A piece of the Paredes trade consolidates at No. 15. Previous Winner 15. Ty Johnson, RHP23 | 6’6” | 205A (CHC) | 3.48 ERA, 2.45 FIP, 33.2 IP (10 G, 4 GS) 36.1% K, 7.5% BBA+ (CHC) | 3.62 ERA, 3.04 FIP, 27.1 IP (8 G, 6 GS) 28.4% K, 10.3% BBA+ (TBR) | 0.78 ERA, 0.95 FIP, 23.0 IP (6 G, 3 GS) 46.4% K, 4.8% BB Acquired as the final piece of the Paredes trade, Johnson is tall with blossoming velocity as ...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 15

Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports We will have a special election in addition to the normal poll this time around, see below. Previous Winner Theo Gillen, OF19 | L/R | 6’2” | 195A | .154/.353/.192 (86 wRC+) 34 PA, 0 HR, 1 SB, 23.5% BB, 41.2% K The Rays top draft pick from 2024, the high school outfielder had several serious injuries to overcome to become the No. 18 overall pick, including labr...2025
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• 2026 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 30
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• 2026 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 16

Previous Winner Slater de Brun, OF18 | L/L | 5’10” | 187 Drafted 37th overall in 2025, through a draft pick traded by the Rays, de Brun was essentially re-acquired in the Shane Baz trade. Like many Rays outfield prospects he’s not expected to develop much power, but compensates with an ability to hit to […]...2026
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• 2026 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 15

Previous Winner Brendan Summerhill, OF22 | L/R | 6’3” | 200A | .333/.429/.444 (160 wRC+) 42 PA, 0 HR, 5 SB, 6 BB, 5 K Following an All-Star performance at the Cape Cod summer league, Summerhill exhibited some of the best bat-to-ball skills in NCAA as a junior at Arizona. His draft stock took a […]...2026
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• 2026 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 7

Previous Winner Daniel Pierce, SS19 | R/R | 6’0” | 185 The 14th overall pick in the 2025 draft, Pierce is a preternatural defender at short stop, with a top flight glove that could rival any player in the organization. Early reports say he’s already started building muscle as a professional, which is helpful for […]...2026
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• 2026 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 5
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• 2026 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 3

Previous Winner Brody Hopkins, RHP24 | 6’4” | 200AA | 2.72 ERA, 3.33 FIP, 116.0 IP (25 GS) 28.7% K, 12.2% BB Hopkins was late to pitching, having done so essentially one season in college before being drafted in 2023, and accordingly has been refining his control throughout his pitching career. This was no different […]...2026
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for Honorable Mentions

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Taking a different path to wrapping up 2025’s vote There was muted interest in continuing the annual prospect vote for the 26-30 range this year, and that’s reasonable given the depth and breadth of the Rays talent in the minors. So this year, I’d like to come up with a different approach to rounding out the list. Recs Usually we use a commenting syste...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 26

Urbina wins 25. Previous Winner 25. Jose Urbina, RHP19 | 6’3” | 180CPX | 4.50 ERA, 4.78 FIP, 48.0 IP (13 G, 8 GS) 21.7% K, 12.1% BBA | 5.29 ERA, 6.11 FIP, 17.0 IP (4 GS) 18.2% K, 6.1% BB The Venezuelan was elevated to the Holy City at the end of 2024, continuing the team’s aggressive push with his development. He traded his curveball for an easier to locate slider mid-season, but thus far lacks a ...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 25

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Joe Rock rolls in at 24, about where he was last year. Previous Winner 24. Joe Rock, LHP24 | 6’6” | 200AAA | 4.58 ERA, 4.14 FIP, 139.2 IP (27 G, 23 GS) 21.6% K, 5.7% BB Rock popped late in Spring Training thanks to a ringing endorsement from FanGraphs, earning an 11th overall ranking thanks to his deception and strong (for a lefty) velocity, and tabbing his ...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 24

TB’s next top prospect joins the ranks at 23 Previous Winner Maykel Coret, OF17 | R/R | 6’4” | 187Signed January 2025 One of the top prospects in the 2025 international signing class, Coret is a compelling 6’4” at seventeen, and projects extremely well, with MLB Pipeline assigning 60+ grades for power, run, arm, and field, and a 50 hit. Of course, he’s a long way off, but with exit velos already h...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 23

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Ledbetter’s plummet stops at 22 Previous Winner 22. Colton Ledbetter, OF23 | L/R | 6’1” | 205A+ | .273/.339/.484 (130 wRC+) 446 PA, 16 HR, 34 SB, 8.1% BB, 28.3% K Ledbetter is one of my favorite bats in the system, with an ability to get a jump on pitches and adjust to meet anything bending; although, the leap to Double-A next season wi...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 22

Homer Bush Sr leaps over Ben Grieve in 2002 | Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Previous Winner 21. Homer Bush Jr., OF23 | R/R | 6’2” | 200A+ (SDP) | .272/.362/.347 (111 wRC+) 341 PA, 4 HR, 43 SB, 8.8% BB, 17.3% KA+ (TBR) | .272/.367/.498 (124 wRC+) 121 PA, 2 HR, 14 SB, 10.7% BB, 23.1% K Son of a former Blue Jays and Yankees outfielder, Bush Jr. was acquired alongside RHP Dylan Lesko and C ...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 21
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 19
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 18
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 14

Who’s next? Previous Winner 13. Brailer Guerrero, OF19 | L/R | 6’1” | 215CPX | .330/.452/.466 (155 wRC+) 126 PA, 2 HR, 13 SB, 17.5% BB, 25.4% K Guerrero’s first year state side went well enough, which was not a guarantee after requiring labrum surgery just 7 games into his career with the Rays after signing for $3.7 million in 2023. He got paid thanks to exit velo’s in the 110’s. This year he made...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 13

Jackson Baumeister | Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Newcomer Jackson Baumeister locks in at 12. Previous Winner 12. Jackson Baumeister, RHP22 | 6’4” | 224A+ (BAL) | 3.06 ERA, 3.66 FIP, 70.2 IP (18 GS) 29.5% K, 14% BBA+ (TBR) | 1.24 ERA, 1.59 FIP, 29.0 IP( 7 G, 5 GS) 41.9% K 4.8% BB Entering the season, the 63rd overall pick from the 2023 draft was a two-way prospe...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 12

The young Gill Hill might be underrated at No. 11. Previous Winner 11. Gary Gill Hill, RHP20 | 6’2” | 160A | 3.15 ERA, 3.55 FIP, 108.2 IP (22 G, 21 GS) 24.2% K, 6.2% BB The wheels fell off toward the end of his first full professional season, but before those last four starts Gill Hill had a 2.40 ERA over his first 18 appearances for Charleston, and it’s just one bad start that pushes that over 2...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 11

Harrison finally makes the list. Previous Winner 10. Trevor Harrison, RHP19 | 6’4” | 225CPX | 3.58 ERA, 3.36 FIP, 32.2 IP (8 G, 7 GS) 29.5% K, 6.1% BBA | 3.15 ERA, 3.25 FIP, 40.0 IP (9 GS) 29.3% K, 11.0% BB After the Rays convinced Harrison to forego an education at Florida State in 2023, the organization waited until 2024 for his debut. The slow play has showed a promising path. His delivery is c...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 10

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Catching prospect Dom Keegan repeats as our No. 9 Previous Winner 9. Dom Keegan, C24 | R/R | 6’0” | 210AA | .285/.371/.435 (138 wRC+) 442 PA, 9 HR, 0 SB, 11.3% BB, 20.4% K Keegan continued his run as one of the system’s top hitters last season, spending all year at Double-A and blossoming from a bat with major league projection but limited time behind the pl...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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• 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 23
Santiago Suarez is number 23. Previous Winner RHP Santiago Suarez (6’2” 175, 18 in 2023) The Rays acquired Santiago Suarez in the trade that sent Xavier Edwards to the Miami Marlins earlier this winter. Suarez showed command in the Dominican Summer League posting a 2.31 ERA/2.89 FIP while posting a 24.8% strikeout rate and 3.9% walk rate. Should see his first action stateside this year likely in t...2023
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• 2026 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 23

Previous Winner Homer Bush Jr., OF24 | R/R | 6’3” | 215AA | .301/.375/.360 (122 wRC+) 546 PA, 0 HR, 57 SB, 8.8% BB, 17.9% K Acquired in the 2024 Jason Adam trade, the starting center fielder at Double-A passed the test of advanced pitching, but just barely. He lacks in-game power due to a […]...2026
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