The Tampa Bay Rays separated their farm system from the pack on Wednesday. They came into the draft as the top organization in the league and walked out impressing everyone with their savvy.
Fans and analysts may have questioned the Boston Red Sox when they reached deep down the rankings to select Nick Yorke with the 17th selection, but they tend not to question the Rays. The only line of optimistic logic for the Red Sox taking Fangraphs’ 165th ranked player that early was “Chaim Bloom came from the Rays so, this will probably work.