The annual (Wander Franco) Baseball America (Wander Franco) prospect rankings (Wander Franco) are out. Wander Franco is at the top of the list for Tampa Bay once again as the prospect wunderkind dazzled during his sophomore season in the Rays system, displaying incredible ability for a player of his age against advanced competition.
Meanwhile, Joe Ryan had a meteoric rise though the Rays’ prospect rankings — entering the season as an unheralded player only to suddenly start striking out every opposing hitter that dared step up to the plate, despite not really having overpowering stuff. Deception is the name of the game for Ryan, who uses his fastball over 70% of the time.