ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - APRIL 02: Official MLB baseballs sit in Colorado Rockies bag before a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on April 02, 2019 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
Tampa Bay Rays News: First-round pick Nick Bitsko signed a $3,000,000 contract with the Rays on Tuesday evening.
The Tampa Bay Rays made the call that most teams knew they should have on draft night. They selected a then 17-year-old player who had never played beyond his sophomore season in high school.
Nick Bitsko had not had a chance to play in his junior year due to the pandemic, then he announced he would be graduating high school early, making him draft eligible.