There is no singular established path to farm system improvement. The best organizations do it internally. They take the players already in the pipeline and help them get the most out of their tools or, in a best-case scenario, improve the tools already in their profiles. That takes a good

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TAMPA, Fla. -- With starting pitching to spare, the Rays swung a trade Saturday that brought their rotation into clearer focus and further fortified their highly regarded Minor League system. The Rays dealt starter Jeffrey Springs and left-hander Jacob Lopez to the Athletics for high-ceiling/MLB-ready starter Joe Boyle, first base

TOKYO -- During USA Baseball's bronze medal run at the WBSC Premier12, there was one name permanently etched at the top of manager Mike Scioscia's lineup: Chandler Simpson. The No. 18 prospect in the Tampa Bay Rays organization isn't just fast: Simpson has the kind of speed that makes you

The Arizona Fall League is over, with tremendous prospects shutting things down for the offseason. All 30 teams have made their 40-man roster decisions, adding big-name prospects and some sleepers to keep an eye on. So what’s a prospect hound to do? Answer your questions, of course! We answered a

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

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

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

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

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

MESA, Ariz. – 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

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

Here are the top performers from the second week of AFL action:

MESA, Ariz. – 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

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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

MESA, Ariz. – 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

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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

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

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

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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.