The Tampa Bay Rays enter the season with the #2 farm system in all of baseball. A typically conservative organization when it come to promoting their players showed a little aggression with their most recent assignments over the past 2 seasons. So far, they have released the rosters for 4 of their affiliates:
Take a look at Baseball America’s ranking of the Rays Top-30 prospects and where they will begin the season in 2019:
#1: Wander Franco, SS, A
#2: Brent Honeywell Jr., RHP, AAA
#3: Brendan McKay, LHP/DH, AA
#4: Ronaldo Hernandez, C, HiA
#5: Matthew Liberatore, LHP, R-LoA
#6: Jesus Sanchez, OF, AA
#7: Vidal Brujan, 2B, HiA
#8: Brandon Lowe, U, MLB
#9: Nate Lowe, 1B, AAA
#10: Moises Gomez, OF, HiA
#11: Shane Baz, RHP, R
#12: Shane McClanahan, LHP, A
#13: Nick Solak, 2B, AAA
#14: Nick Schnell, OF, R-LoA
#15: Tanner Dodson, RHP/OF, HiA
#16: Josh Lowe, OF, AA
#17: Ian Gibaut, LHP, AAA
#18: Andrew Velasquez, U, AAA
#19: Colin Poche, LHP, AAA
#20: Anthony Banda, Injured List, MLB
#21: Taylor Walls, U, A-HiA
#22: Lucius Fox, SS, AA
#23: Tyler Frank, SS, HiA
#24: Joe McCarthy, OF, AAA
#25: Austin Franklin, Injured List, A
#26: David Mercado, RHP, R
#27: Drew Strotman, Injured list, A
#28: Jose De Leon, Injured List, MLB
#29: Matt Krook, LHP, AA
#30: Resly Linares, LHP, HiA
- Best guess as of now
Breakdown by roster based on players that have been assigned to this point (25):
MLB Tampa Bay Rays:
- 3 Top-30 prospects
- Brandon Lowe, who signed a 6 year/24M extension this spring, is the only active prospect playing in Tampa Bay Rays as Jose De Leon and Anthony Banda are recovering from TJ Surgery.