Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 13

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PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA - MARCH 19, 2026: Daniel Pierce #7 of the Tampa Bay Rays warms up during the first inning of a spring training Spring Breakout game against the New York Mets at Clover Park on March 19, 2026 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images) | Diamond Images/Getty Images

This was the 13th week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on Tuesday, July 6th).

According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), prospect Caden Bodine remains the top performer in the system. His full season statline is further below.

Meanwhile, Aidan Cremarosa continues to be the top performing pitcher in the system. The 22-year old Cremarosa is having a solid debut season within the Rays system. The 2025 8th round pick is currently in Single-A and holds a 2.68 ERA | 2.68 FIP with a 32.1 K% & 4.6 BB% over 57 IP.

RUMBLINGS​

• Going to shine a spotlight on Ryan McCoy. The Rays picked him up from the Indy Leagues last year. The 24-year old is currently in High-A and has been on a tear the past few weeks. Since June 13th, McCoy is hitting .290/.436/.645, registering a 169 wRC+; he has 5 HR over his last five games as well.
• Jackson Baumeister has been solid since returing from the Injured list in late May. Over his last 8 starts, he has a 2.92 ERA | 3.71 FIP with a 33.1 K% & 12.7 BB% over 37 IP. His latest outing was fantastic as he delivered five no-hit innings while racking 10 strikeouts and yielded two walks.
• Baseball America had injury updates for several of the Rays top prospects
  • Daniel Pierce likely out for the season after undergoing shoulder surgery
  • Anderson Brito suffered a minor right forearm strain but is expectecd back soon
  • Adrian Santana is dealing with a hamstring injury
  • Taitn Gray had surgery to remove a bone chip and is expected back later this month

TEAM LEADERS​

• Must currently be assigned to that team
• Baseball America’s top ten prospects are featured below each team they’re currently assigned to.
• (minimum of 140 TBF & PA)

Tampa Bay Rays​

Top 10 Prospects​

• None currently on active roster

Durham Bulls​

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .265, Blake Sabol
OBP: .332, Logan Davidson
SLG: .448, Blake Sabol
HR: 10, Carson Williams & Blake Sabol
wRC+: 99, Blake Sabol
SB: 16, Homer Bush Jr

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.96, Evan Reifert
FIP: 3.84, Ty Johnson
K%: 33.0% Ty Johnson
BB%: 7.9%, Chase Solesky
WHIP: 0.99, Ty Johnson
AVG: .171, Ty Johnson
WHIFF%: 15.2%, Ty Johnson

Top 10 Prospects​

• #2 Brody Hopkins
  • AAA: 4.52 ERA | 5.07 FIP | 26.4 K% | 20.8 BB% | .195 AVG | 12.2 WHIFF% | 67.2 IP

Montgomery Biscuits​

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .322, Austin Overn
OBP: .393, Austin Overn
SLG: .591, Austin Overn
HR: 15, Will Simpson
wRC+: 155, Austin Overn
SB: 32, Austin Overn

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.96, Chris Clark
FIP: 3.92, Chris Clark
K%: 27.9%, Jackson Baumeister
BB%: 3.6%, Santiago Suarez
WHIP 1.04, Chris Clark
AVG: .206, Jackson Baumeister
WHIFF%: 15.6%, Jackson Baumeister

Top 10 Prospects​

• #1 Theo Gillen
  • AA: .178/.275/.244 | 21.6 K% | 11.8 BB% | 0 HR | 2 SB | 47 wRC+ | 51 PA
  • A+: .342/.449/.589 | 23.8 K% | 14.3 BB% | 12 HR | 28 SB | 165 wRC+ | 265 PA
• #4 Caden Bodine
  • AA: .250/.348/.350 | 13.0 K% | 8.7 BB% | 0 HR | 0 SB | 95 wRC+ | 23 PA
  • A+: .341/.411/.477 | 6.6 K% | 7.3 BB% | 4 HR | 3 SB | 132 wRC+ | 151 PA
  • A: .379/.433/.614 | 3.9 K% | 9.2 BB% | 5 HR | 1 SB | 178 wRC+ | 152 PA
• #9 T.J. Nichols
  • AA: 6.49 ERA | 4.96 FIP | 20.8 K% | 9.4 BB% | .274 AVG | 9.1 WHIFF% | 34.2 IP
  • CPX: 1.80 ERA | 2.55 FIP | 20.0 K% | 0.0 BB% | .300 AVG | 9.2 WHIFF% | 5 IP
    • 4/7: Placed on Injured List
    • 5/9: Began rehab assignment in Complex League
    • 5/19: Activated from Injured List
• #10 Santiago Suarez
  • AA: 5.85 ERA | 5.29 FIP | 23.7 K% | 3.6 BB% | .266 AVG | 12.4 WHIFF% | 60 IP
    • 4/25: Placed on Injured List
    • 5/5: Activated from Injured List

Bowling Green Hot Rods​

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .314, Connor Hujsak
OBP: .435, Tony Santa Maria
SLG: .603, Connor Hujsak
HR: 18, Connor Hujsak
wRC+: 145, Ryan McCoy
SB: 31, Tony Santa Maria

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.97, Jacob Kisting
FIP: 2.68, Jacob Kisting
K%: 28.8%, Anderson Brito
BB%: 4.7%, Dominic Niman
WHIP: 0.94, Jacob Kisting
AVG: .197, Jacob Kisting
WHIFF%: 16.9%, Noah Beal

Top 10 Prospects​

• #3 Nathan Flewelling
  • A+: .261/.394/.502 | 25.6 K% | 16.3 BB% | 16 HR | 4 SB | 131 wRC+ | 320 PA
• #6 Anderson Brito
  • A+: 3.34 ERA | 4.50 FIP | 28.8 K% | 14.4 BB% | .240 AVG | 13.4 WHIFF% | 32.1 IP
    • 5/23: Placed on 7-day Injured List

Charleston River Dogs​

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .290, Cooper Flemming
OBP: .406, Taitn Gray
SLG: .474, Taitn Gray
HR: 7, Cooper Flemming
wRC+: 141, Taitn Gray
SB: 24, Alberth Palma

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.66, Jacob Kuhn
FIP: 2.68, Aidan Cremarosa
K%: 32.1%, Aidan Cremarosa
BB%: 4.6%, Aidan Haugh & Aidan Cremarosa
WHIP: 0.79, Aidan Cremarosa
AVG: .170, Aidan Cremarosa
WHIFF%: 16.7%, Aidan Cremarosa

Top 10 Prospects​

• #5 Cooper Flemming
  • A: .290/.377/.442 | 15.6 K% | 10.3 BB% | 7 HR | 9 SB | 126 wRC+ | 321 PA
• #7 Daniel Pierce
  • A: .252/.336/.390 | 28.6 K% | 7.9 BB% | 4 HR | 6 SB | 101 wRC+ | 140 PA
    • 4/22: Placed on the 7-day IL
    • 5/2: Activated from the IL
    • Hasn’t played since May 30th
• #8 Taitn Gray
  • A: .286/.406/.474 | 21.9 K% | 16.1 BB% | 6 HR | 4 SB | 141 wRC+ | 192 PA
    • 6/1: Placed on the 7-day IL

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