2008 Tampa Bay Rays Top 10 Prospects
Compiled by J.P. Schwartz
2008 Midseason Prospect Rankings 7/15/08
NOTE - Each player CANNOT have pitched more than 50 innings, nor had more than 130 ABs in the Majors in a single season
#1 David Price -- Preseason Rank: 2 (AA) 4-0, 1.38ERA, 26IP, 10BB, 22K, .207BAA (High-A) 4-0, 1.82ERA, 34.2IP, 7BB, 37K, .220BAA
#2 Tim Beckham -- Preseason Rank: NR (Rk) 14G .176, 1(2B), 3RBI, 5BB, 11K, 1SB
#3 Jeremy Hellickson -- Preseason Rank: 8 (AA) 0-2, 6.53ERA, 20.2IP, 2BB, 15K, .337BAA (High-A) 7-1, 2.00ERA, 76.2IP, 5BB, 83K, .224BAA
#4 Wade Davis -- Preseason Rank: 4 (AA) 9-6, 3.85ERA, 107.2IP, 42BB, 81K, .261BAA
#5 Desmond Jennings -- Preseason Rank: 6 (High-A) 24G .259, 5(2B), 1(3B), 2HR, 6RBI, 14BB, 16K, 5SB
#6 Reid Brignac -- Preseason Rank: 5 (MLB) 4G .000, 1BB, 5K (AAA) 78G .265, 24(2B), 1(3B), 7HR, 38RBI, 21BB, 69K, 4SB
#7 Jacob McGee -- Preseason Rank: 3 (AA) 6-4, 3.94ERA, 77.2IP, 37BB, 65K, .230BAA
#8 Alex Cobb -- Preseason Rank: NR (Low-A) 7-5, 2.62ERA, 103IP, 24BB, 69K, .220BAA
#9 Jeff Niemann -- Preseason Rank: 7 (MLB) 1-1, 5.79ERA, 9.1IP, 5BB, 6K, .282BAA (AAA) 6-3, 3.64ERA, 76.2IP, 28BB, 75K, .216BAA
#10 Nick Barnese -- Preseason Rank: NR (Short-A) 2-0, 1.57ERA, 28.2IP, 9BB, 31K, .212BAA
OFF LIST:
Evan Longoria -- Preseason Rank: 1 Graduated To Major Leagues
Chris Mason -- Preseason Rank: 9 (AAA) 3-9, 6.55ERA, 88IP, 31BB, 77K, .334BAA
Ryan Royster -- Preseason Rank: 10 78G .256, 3(2B), 1(3B), 6HR, 36RBI, 16BB, 79K, 2SB
Preseason Rankings
NOTE - Each player CANNOT have pitched more than 50 innings, nor had more than 130 ABs in the Majors in a single season
#1 Evan Longoria (AAA) 31G .269, 8(2B), 5HR, 19RBI, 22BB, 29K (AA) 105G .307, 21(2B), 21HR, 76RBI, 51BB, 81K, 4SB
#2 David Price 1st Round Draft Pick; Did Not Play Pro Baseball In 2007
#3 Jacob McGee (AA) 3-2, 4.24ERA, 23.1IP, 13BB, 30K, .224BAA (High-A) 5-4, 2.93ERA, 116.2IP, 39BB, 145K, .203BAA
#4 Wade Davis (AA) 7-3, 3.15ERA, 80IP, 30BB, 81K, .249BAA (High-A) 3-0, 1.84, 78.1IP, 21BB, 88K, .196BAA
#5 Reid Brignac (AA) 133G .260, 30(2B), 5(3B), 17HR, 81RBI, 55BB, 94K, 15SB
#6 Desmond Jennings (Low-A) 99G .315, 21(2B), 5(3B), 9HR, 37RBI, 45BB, 53K, 45SB
#7 Jeff Niemann (AAA) 12-6, 3.98ERA, 131IP, 46BB, 123K, .277BAA
#8 Jeremy Hellickson (Low-A) 13-3, 2.67ERA, 111.1IP, 34BB, 106K, .214BAA
#9 Chris Mason (AA) 15-4, 2.57ERA, 161.1IP, 44BB, 136K, .241BAA
#10 Ryan Royster (Low-A) 125G .329, 31(2B), 4(3B), 30HR, 98RBI, 36BB, 121K, 17SB
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