DETROIT – Many of the 30 players the Rays took in Wednesday’s third and final day of the MLB draft had obvious statistics and credentials that made their selection somewhat obvious.
And then there was lefthander Joe Gobillot, who they took in the 16th round after he threw all of two innings this season for Vanderbilt, and with no injury issues.
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Turns out the Rays had been interested when he was a high schooler in the Houston area, and feel the talent is still there even if he didn’t get the chance to show it as a redshirt freshman for the typically well-armed Commodores.