It will surely shock you to learn that Rays shortstop of the future, Wander Franco, tops Keith Law’s top 100 prospects list this year. Franco, a darling of prospect evaluators everywhere, can take a lap this year, assured of his vaunted status for (hopefully) the last year, as Rays fans are surely ready to see what he has to offer at the major league level.
What might be slightly more surprising is just how many Rays prospects landed on Law’s extended list, with a total of eight players ranking in the top 70, a pretty remarkable number, and some of those names will look familiar as part of recent trade efforts.