Thursday, March 25, 2010

Where The Top Prospects Come From

Top 15 Pitchers:
1. Wade Davis
2. Jeremy Hellickson
3. Matt Moore
4. Alex Colome
5. Kyle Lobstein
6. Nick Barnese
7. Alex Torres
8. Alex Cobb
9. Jason McEachern
10. Jake McGee
11. Wilking Rodriguez
12. David Newmann
13. Joseph Cruz
14. Matt Gorgen
15. Aneury Rodriguez

8 high school draftees: Davis, Hellickson, Moore, Lobstein, Barnese, Cobb, McEachern, McGee
4 international signees: Colome, Torres, W. Rodriguez, A. Rodriguez
2 college draftees: Newmann, Gorgen
1 junior college draftee: Cruz

11 drafted by the Rays: Davis, Hellickson, Moore, Lobstein, Barnese, Cobb, McEachern, McGee, Newmann, Cruz, Gorgen
2 signed by the Rays: Colome, W. Rodriguez
2 acquired via trade: Torres(signed by Angels), A. Rodriguez(signed by Colorado)

Top 15 Hitters:
1. Desmond Jennings
2. Reid Brignac
3. Tim Beckham
4. Kyeong Kang
5. Luke Bailey
6. Matt Sweeney
7. Todd Glaesmann
8. Shawn O'Malley
9. Jeff Malm
10. Hector Guevara
11. Ty Morrison
12. Cody Rogers
13. Jake Jefferies
14. John Jaso
15. Tyler Bortnick

9 high school draftees: Brignac, Beckham, Kang*, Bailey, Sweeney, Glaesmann, O'Malley, Malm, Morrison
2 junior college draftees: Jennings, Jaso
3 college draftees: Rogers, Jefferies, Bortnick
1 international signee: Guevara

*Kang was drafted by the Rays out of high school, but played a year of Junior College ball as a draft-and-follow.

13 drafted by the Rays: Jennings, Brignac, Beckham, Kang, Bailey, Glaesmann, O'Malley, Malm. Morrison, Rogers, Jefferies, Jaso, Bortnick
1 signed by the Rays: Guevara
1 acquired via trade: Sweeney(drafted by Angels)


Round Drafted
1 - Beckham
2 - Lobstein, Brignac
3 - Davis, Barnese, Glaesmann, Jefferies
4 - Hellickson, Cobb, Newmann, Bailey, Morrison
5 - McGee, O'Malley, Malm
7 - Rogers
8 - Moore, Sweeney
10 - Jennings
12 - Jaso
15 - Kang
16 - McEachern, Gorgen, Bortnick
30 - Cruz

It says something that the Rays have such a strong system despite only three picks from the top two rounds making the top prospect lists.

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