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.
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.
The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.
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.