The 2018 MLB draft starts on June 4. With that date rapidly approaching, it’s time to start previewing some players who will hear their names called next month.
The Rays have five picks on the first day of the draft — Nos. 16 and 56 in the normal draft order, No. 31 as compensation for losing Alex Cobb, No. 32 as compensation for not signing Drew Rasmussen (chosen with the 31st pick last year), and No. 71, a competitive-balance pick.
Some of these players have been connected to the Rays in mock drafts, but some were just picked out by us to write about.