ST. PETERSBURG -- A week before the Draft, Rays scouting director R.J. Harrison spoke about some "interesting" high school outfielders from cold-weather states.
On Monday, one of those outfielders became the Rays' first pick of the 2015 Draft (13th overall) in the form of Garrett Whitley from Niskayuna High School just outside of Albany, N.Y.
"It's a really good feeling to get a really good player and a guy you feel really comfortable with," said Harrison of the pick. "It's a great way to start the Draft. Let me tell you that."
Whitley sounded equally as pleased when he talked to the Tampa Bay media on a conference call.