With the offseason rolling on, the Tampa Bay Rays recently got a massive influx of talent into their farm system following a couple of trades. Now, the group is becoming even stronger. It has been an interesting offseason for the Rays so far, with the team seemingly being both a buyer and seller so far.
Prior to the start of each season, the Draysbay community takes part in an excercise in which the top prospects in the Tampa Bay Rays system are ranked by popular vote.
The Tampa Bay Rays have been a starting pitching factory in recent years. There have been some incredibly talented hurlers developed in their system that have produced some impressive numbers in their rotation.
The 2026 MLB season is right around the corner, and it is never too early to start thinking about how it might unfold. Seemingly, every year, we have a decent handle on who should contend and who is likely to struggle, which makes looking ahead to the trade deadline inevitable.
With the Tampa Bay Rays focused on the offseason already after missing the playoffs, the team will be excited to see how some of their young talent improves during the Arizona Fall League and over the winter. The Rays are a team that has built their success on having a strong farm system ever year.
Given their limited resources when it comes to spending money on their roster, the only way for the Tampa Bay Rays to be competitive is to develop affordable talent in the minor leagues.
In the 15th round of the 2023 MLB draft, the Chicago Cubs selected pitcher Ty Johnson out of Ball State University. His collegiate stats didn’t jump off the page, but the Cubs saw something they liked and added him to their organization.
With a 51-56 record and nine-and-a-half games out of first place in the National League Central division, the Chicago Cubs have not let that stop them from making deals to improve their team.