Tampa Bay Rays

Draft History
2024
Junior Caminero - protection
6 - Noelvi Marte
10 - Masyn Winn
16 - Taj Bradley
29 - Joey Ortiz
38 - Jordan Wicks
46 - Jared Triolo
68 - Dominic Fletcher
76 - Alexander Canario
137 - Richie Palacios

2023
Christian Bethancourt - protection
3 - Alek Thomas
39 - Joey Meneses
58 - Matthew Libertore
66 - Ryne Nelson
69 - Robert Suarez
75 - Jose Azocar
118 - Trevor Stephan

2022
Wander Franco - protection
1 - Shane Baz
6 - Joe Ryan
26 - Riley Adams
29 - Connor Joe
43 - Joe Barlow
66 - Jake Cousins
68 - Jake Lamb

2021
Josh Fleming - protection
17 - Daulton Jefferies
18 - Victor Gonzalez
45 - Carlos Hernandez
75 - Chris Mazza
107 - Jack Mayfield
165 - Cody Ponce

2020
Brendan McKay - protection
34 - Tyler Duffey
61 - Chad Quantrill
96 - Travis Demeritte
113 - Tharo Estrada
128 - Devin Smeltzer

2019
Willy Adames - protection
13 - Jonathan Holder
34 - Bryse Wilson
39 - Reyes Moronta
50 - Victor Reyes
68 - Matt Grace
73 - Ryan LaMarre
133 - Isaac Galloway

2018
Jake Faria - protection

12 - Nick Williams
44 - Magneuris Sierra
72 - Mitch Garver
89 - Alan Busenitz
102 - Anthony Santander
128 - Lucas Sims

2017
Blake Snell - protection
17 - Carson Kelly
34 - Hunter Dozier
47 - Yulieski Gurriel
89 - Austin Romine

107 - Ronald Terreyes
137 - Ramon Cabrera

2016
Mikie Mahtook - protection
14 - Jerad Eickhoff
25 - Preston Tucker
44 - Williams Perez
74 - Dixon Machado
104 - Xavier Cedeno

2015
Javier Baez - protection
17 - Ender Inciarte
47 - Nick Ahmed
77 - Jake Smolinski
107 - Matt Duffy
110 - Anthony Ranaudo

2014
Junior Lake - protection

58 - Alex Colome
91 - Tom Koehler
95 - Todd Redman
111 - Ramiro Pena
118 - David Hale
139 - Will Harris

2013
Brett Jackson - protection
4 - Norichika Aoki
27 - Cole De Vries
71 - Daniel Nava
72 - Elian Herrera
76 - Jared Burton
106 - Luis Mendoza
126 - Kevin Jepsen
136 - Tyler Cloyd

2012
Chris Carpenter - protection
25 - Dellin Betances
37 - Taylor Green
81 - Greg Dobbs
92 - Matt Carpenter

2011
Starlin Castro - protection

20 - Jennry Mejia
44 - Scott Sizemore
82 - Kameron Loe
121 - Bryan Anderson
124 - Segio Mitre
146 - Doug Slaten

2010
Randy Wells - protection
28 - Jordan Schafer

96 - Mike MacDougal
103 - Robinzon Diaz

2009
Nick Hundley - protection
1 - David Price
9 - Matt Gamel
17 - Jeff Samardzija
85 - Kila Ka'aihue
121 - Chris Carter

2008
Chase Headley - protection
2 - Clay Buchholz
75 - Ramon Vazquez
83 - David Aardsma
122 - Tom Mastny

2007

Josh Barfield - protection
19 - Cla Meredith
35 - Tony Gwynn Jr.
61 - Angel Guzman

69 - Rob Bowen
102 - Juan Mateo

2006
Tim Stauffer - protection

39 - Ben Johnson
51 - Franklin Gutierrez
78 - Marcus Carvajal
79 - Kurt Saarloos
81 - C.J. Wilson
113 - Yorman Bazardo

2005
Freddy Guzman - protection
48 - Charles Thomas
57 - Blaine Neal
71 - Jeff Keppinger
139 - Jon Knott

2004

Khalil Greene - protection
16 - Gerald Laird
26 - Jamal Strong
84 - Matt Roney
110 - Tim Raines Jr.

123 - Lance Niekro

2003
Jake Peavy - protection
77 - Eduardo Perez
84 - Jose Leon
121 - Darren Bragg
144 - Mark Lukasiewicz

2002
Brian Lawrence - protection
4 - Ramon Vazquez
46 - Mike Matthews
52 - Cesar Crespo
89 - Jared Sandberg
144 - Wilfredo Rodriguez

2001
24 - Matt LeCroy
32 - Justin Speier
53 - John Parrish
83 - Mike Colangelo
131 - Danny Kolb
135 - Dennis Cook

2025 Tampa Bay Rays

2024: 63-99, 5th place in the AL Central

Overview: 2024 was a step back for the Rays. Legal trouble for their top player forced the team to try to reset. Deciding to trade a couple very usable players to contenders in hopes of big returns in the future. The Rays had 4 1st round picks and did pretty well in the draft, so will that get this team into the post season?

Starting Rotation: The 2025 Tampa rotation will be missing their leader. Shane McClanahan had surgery and will miss the entire season on the IR. They still have a good rotation though. Joe Ryan flies under the radar but is a good #1. He does flirt with the home run ball, so that plays better at home. Ryan is only 28 and leads this youthful group as Ryne Nelson, Taj Bradley, and Shane Baz should make this rotation. Veteran Jon Gray could take the 4 stop, but if TB adds a starter in the draft he could shift to the pen.

Bullpen: The bullpen is very thin in Tampa Bay. Robert Suarez will save his share of games but could also be moved to get more youth. Edwin Uceta is going to be counted on to pitch in high leverage as a rookie. He could use some help, because he isn’t used to pitching lots of innings. Elvis (Peguero) has not left the building in Tampa and will team with Jordan Wick. Wait! This sounds like the making of a new movie Elvis and Wick (Baba Yaga) in Bubba Ho-Tep 2. Google it. Anyway, those two stars will have to eat lots of innings in the middle of the game. The Rays will need to add more arms via the draft to fill out this pen.

Outfield: This is a pretty solid outfield. The Rays big power bat dwells in rightfield. Anthony Santander is looking to have a good season, especially with the power. Max Kepler will be in the other corner and possibly sharing time with Richie Palacios. Jose Siri was brought in to play great defense in centerfield. Look for him to struggle at the plate with strike outs, but hit an occasional homer. Alek Thomas is fighting the injury bug but could spell Siri some.

Infield: There are lots of options in the Rays infield. One place where the Rays will not be switching around is SS. St. Louis came calling the Rays front office after a couple youngsters and dangled Corey Seager in front of them. Well, they took the bait. Seager will bat in the middle with Santander and they will do some damage. Joey Ortiz is a nice looking rookie from last season and will step in at 3B. Jared Triolo looks to beat out Thairo Estrada for 2nd base. 1st base has been a sore stop for the Rays. They will run veteran Joey Meneses out there most days but really hope that Pavin Smith will get it together and take the job. Two young players to keep and eye for the future are Junior Caminero and Noelvi Marte, though Marte has been hit with a PED suspension so he will be working back from that.

Catcher: The Rays catching situation is in disarray. They have 3 catchers in camp and there is talk that all 3 could be on the opening day roster. Look for Christian Bethancourt, Garrett Stubbs, and Riley Adams to rotate this season. Now the Rays could look to add someone with some future but that is easier said than done.

Outlook: The Rays have the 3rd pick in the draft so they will add a good piece to this roster. Will that piece help them this season? Tampa Bay has pretty decent starters and very good defense. Those two things can make them a tough team to beat night in and night out. It looks like they will be in the middle of the pack. They should improve from last season and if they can get hot they could surprise some people and fight for a post-season berth.