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2016 DRaysBay Community Prospect No. 4

Jake Bauers emerges in our first runoff

Taylor Guerrieri goes back in the pool, and he'll aim for the No. 4 spot. He'll likely face stiff competition from Brent Honeywell, and Justin Williams enters the mix.

1. LHP Blake Snell (95.2%)
2. SS Willy Adames (59.1%)
3. 1B/OF Jake Bauers (60.6% in runoff)

RHP Jacob Faria (6'4 200, 22 in 2016)

2015 statistics with Class A-Advanced Charlotte and Double-A Montgomery: 149 2/3 IP, 1.92 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 8.9 BB%, 27.2 K%

On Faria, Baseball Prospectus quoted a scout saying, "the pitcher with the most upside in their system outside of Snell (and it’s not close).