In 2013, the Rays drafted RHP Stephen Woods with their 6th round selection (188th overall) out of Half Hollow Hills East HS, Dix Hills, N.Y., where he was described as having a FB that could run between 88 and 92 mph while also having a decent curve.
At the time, the Rays had a pool amount for that pick of $220,600 and a ceiling of $357,400. In the end, they couldn’t come to an agreement and he attended the University of Albany while the Rays refocused that budget to sign 11th round selection Hunter Lockwood (released) to a well above slot $247,500.