Marc Topkin

Kyle Manzardo hit his way from the second round of the 2021 draft to Double-A in his first full season, but the Rays believe the best may be yet to come.

The Rays’ noteworthy shortstop depth fosters a friendly competition among prospects, but Willy Vasquez is more focused on competing against himself to continually improve.

The 2019 draftee learned to incorporate his entire arsenal as he pitched at four levels of the minor leagues lats season.

As talented as 22-year-old Shane Baz is on the mound, it is his mental toughness and slow heartbeat that helped elevate him to elite prospect status in 2021.

The 24-year-old righthander enters the 2022 season as one of the most advanced arms in the system.

The reliever had struggled at Double-A with the Twins, but the Rays were able to help him get his breaking pitch in the strike zone and unlock his effectiveness.

Rays player development keeps pace, earning the title of 2021 Organization of the Year.

Rays player development kept faith in the development of young catcher Rene Pinto. It paid off in a breakthrough 2021 season.

Shane Baz committed himself at the alternate site in 2020 and emerged in 2021 as the best pitcher in a loaded Rays farm system.

The 2018 fifth-rounder has stood out in his first year of full-season ball, both for his stuff and work ethic.

The Rays like the offensive upside potential of lefthanded-hitting third baseman Austin Shenton, whom they acquired from the Mariners in a trade deadline swap of big league relievers.

The Rays hunt upside in trades, always, and two of the organization’s smaller recent deals have yielded emerging prospects Curtis Mead and Peyton Battenfield.

The power righthander has widened his repertoire. The next steps are to command all his offerings and sequence them for maximum effect.

Despite being overshadowed by an impressive group of middle infield prospects, Gray still managed to turn heads in spring training.

After becoming the first pitcher to make his MLB debut in the postseason, the 23-year-old lefthander will work as a starter in the minors.

The 2019 first-rounder competed among a talented group of middle infielders in the Rays’ organization.

The Rays love the defensive value and versatility Walls brings in addition to his quality bat and strong baserunning.

The Rays focused on the athletic 21-year-old righthander when they dealt ace Blake Snell to the Padres.

The 24-year-old bounced back from Tommy John surgery and excelled at instructional league while adding a new pitch.

Andrew Friedman has more money to play with in Los Angeles than he did in Tampa Bay, but his core principles remain unchanged—just like the results.