Here's the 2024 All-Arizona Fall League Team
Season No. 32 of the Arizona Fall League is in the books, with the Salt River Rafters beating the Surprise Saguaros, 3-2, in the Championship Game on Saturday. It was another fall full of top prospects and top performances. Below is the 2024 MLB Pipeline All-AFL Team. This is based
Rays add two to roster ahead of Rule 5 Draft
TAMPA -- The Rays added left-handers Ian Seymour and Joe Rock to their 40-man roster on Monday, protecting two of their top pitching prospects from the upcoming Rule 5 Draft. Seymour is the Rays¡¯ No. 17 prospect and Rock is No. 22, according to MLB Pipeline. Both pitched for Triple-A
From 16 to 26, here is the best prospect at each age
With the World Series over and the Arizona Fall League wrapping up, now is a good time to take stock of an exciting year in prospectdom. In October, MLB Pipeline released its updated Top 100 Prospects list, which featured several big changes at the top, but we're going to take
Carson Williams and three more Rays prospects lead Team USA
There are plenty of names for prospect hounds to get excited about on USA Baseball's roster for the Premier12, a tournament which pits the top 12 ranked baseball nations against each other. Four top 100 prospects dot the squad, including No. 22 overall prospect Matt Shaw, Phillies outfield prospect Justin
These rookies could win a Gold Glove in '25
Defense is increasingly becoming a young man¡¯s game. From 1957, the year they were first handed out, to 2012, only nine rookies won Rawlings Gold Glove Awards. The same number have captured the game¡¯s top defensive prize since 2013, including six in the past three seasons alone. Red Sox right
Hold those LSU Tigers: Morgan, Taylor duel in Arizona Fall League
MESA, Ariz. ¨C When LSU spilled out onto Omaha¡¯s Charles Schwab Field to celebrate the 2023 national championship, Grant Taylor and Tre' Morgan were part of the dog pile, teammates jubilant about their club¡¯s success. Fast forward to Wednesday afternoon at Sloan Park during Arizona Fall League action and the
Look out for these young Rays poised to make MLB splash
ST. PETERSBURG -- Reflecting on the Rays¡¯ disappointing season less than a week after it ended, president of baseball operations Erik Neander referenced the three standout traits of the organization: promising pitching, ¡°great prospects¡± and not enough offense. Indeed, after parting with a handful of veteran contributors in July, the
Arizona Fall League Week 2 top performers
Here are the top performers from the second week of AFL action:
Rays No. 10 prospect's grand success owes a lot to his LSU origins
MESA, Ariz. ¨C Tre' Morgan wanted the heater. His Mesa Solar Sox had faced the Scottsdale Scorpions already on Oct. 9, the date of Morgan¡¯s first four-hit game of the Arizona Fall League. Their pitchers had thrown the Rays¡¯ No. 10 prospect early fastballs then, so Morgan knew what to
These Rays prospects are poised for big things in '25
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Rays' No. 2 prospect among Tampa Bay's Arizona Fall League crew
Xavier Isaac went to high school in North Carolina, was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays, played his Spring Training on the Gulf Coast of Florida and called Charleston, Bowling Green and Montgomery home during his Minor League time. The left-handed slugger, who possesses arguably the best raw power in
Rays' Isaac carrying his power (and attitude) into fall season
MESA, Ariz. ¨C From the moment Xavier Isaac set foot in Arizona, his confidence was sky high. It took all of one batting practice session for MLB¡¯s No. 36 prospect to know that with a left-handed swing geared to send the ball soaring over the fence, he¡¯d have a blast
This reliever is Rays' latest reclamation project
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Deadline deals boost Rays' farm system ranking
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2024 MiLB Awards Show winners -- Hitter, Pitcher, more
The second annual MiLB Awards Show aired on MLB Network on Monday night, with hardware handed out to the best of the best in the Minor Leagues during the 2024 season. If you missed the show, we¡¯ve got you covered. Here is a rundown of the finalists and winners for
Rays' High-A affiliate scores fourth championship in the past six years
Hoisting the South Atlantic League championship banner has become something of a tradition for the Rays' High-A affiliate. The Bowling Green Hot Rods captured its fourth title over the past six seasons with a 4-1 victory over the Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees) in a winner-take-all Game 3 in the Championship
Williams, Taylor, Morgan headline Rays' 2024 Minor League awards
ST. PETERSBURG -- Rays prospects Tre¡¯ Morgan, Chandler Simpson, Carson Williams, Brayden Taylor and Tanner Murray are having a busy week. They finished the regular season with Double-A Montgomery on Sunday in Pensacola, Fla., before beginning the Southern League postseason with a convincing 9-2 victory over Biloxi on the road
This Rays prospect has been a breakout star in Minors
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20-20 vision for Rays top prospects Williams, Taylor at Double-A
The Rays earned the top spot in MLB Pipeline¡¯s midseason farm system rankings, and Carson Williams and Brayden Taylor had a lot to do with that. Now, the Rays No. 1 and No. 3 prospects, respectively, also share a distinction: they¡¯re both members of the 20/20 club. Williams, MLB's No.
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Watch the first episode of MiLB Big Inning for FREE
We here at MLB Pipeline can never get enough Minor League Baseball. If you're reading this, we're guessing the same can be said for yourself. Now we've made it easy for you to take in four games at a time and up to eight games total, all from the comfort
Rays No. 5 prospect becomes first player to steal 100 bases since 2012
Chandler Simpson has run straight into the record books. The Rays' No. 5 prospect became the first Minor or Major League player since 2012 to reach 100 stolen bases in a season on Sunday -- and he didn't need long to do it. In the bottom of the first inning
Road to The Show?: Rays¡¯ Xavier Isaac
Each week, MiLB.com profiles an elite prospect by chronicling the steps he's taken toward achieving his Major League dream. Here's a look at third-ranked Rays prospect Xavier Isaac. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. The Rays recently unseated the Orioles atop the latest
Caminero homers in front of childhood idol, gives Machado a wink
ST. PETERSBURG -- On Friday night, between their long-awaited reunion on a big league field and their postgame jersey exchange, Junior Caminero and Manny Machado shared a moment near third base. Machado had just ripped a three-run homer out to center field, one of many big hits during the Padres¡¯
'Dreams come true': Machado, Caminero swap jerseys
ST. PETERSBURG -- Junior Caminero could hardly keep the smile off his face or the emotion out of his words. About a decade after meeting one of his baseball idols, one of the reasons he now wears a No. 13 jersey for the Rays, baseball¡¯s top prospect got to share