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Who is the new Rays prospect, RHP Curtis Taylor?

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This afternoon the Rays traded former All-Star closer Brad Boxberger to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Class-A RHP Curtis Taylor, a high octane reliever from the 2016 draft that converted to starting in 2017.

Taylor was selected 119th overall, directly before the Rays took Easton McGee, in the 2016 MLB Draft. Prior to the draft, Taylor had the following report from Baseball America’s Draft Database:

... the 6-foot-6, 225-pounder has a chance to go in the first three rounds. He's imposing physically and has room to add some size and maintain his top-end velocity more.