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2017 Tampa Bay Rays Draft Class
Draft Picks Undrafted Free Agents MLB Statistics Minor League Statistics Team Draft History 2017 Draft 2017 Stats Draft Research Application Years 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Draft Classes Arizona Diamondbacks Atlanta Braves Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Colorado Rockies Detroit Tigers Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Angels Los Angeles Dodgers Miami Marlins Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins New York Mets New York Yankees Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants Seattle Mariners St. Louis Cardinals Tampa Bay Rays Texas Rangers Toronto Blue Jays Washington Nationals Data Store Full list of drafted players for the selected draft class for all phases. Undrafted free agents may not be complete for selected season and represent players signed to a contract outside the draft process
2017 1 4 June-Reg Brendan McKay 1B Yes College Louisville P 6-2 220 L L 1995-12-18 Beaver Falls,PA MLB 2019-2019 2015-2024 Free Agt 2017 1 31 June-Reg Drew Rasmussen P No College Oregon State P 6-1 211 R R 1995-07-27 Puyallup,WA MLB 2020-2025 2015-2025 Active TBA MLB 2017 2 40 June-Reg Michael Mercado P Yes HS Westview (San Diego,CA) P 6-4 205 R R 1999-04-15 Greenville,SC MLB 2024-2025 2017-2025 Active PHI MLB 2017 3 79 June-Reg Taylor Walls SS Yes College Florida State 3B-2B 5-10 185 B R 1996-07-10 Cordele,GA MLB 2021-2025 2015-2025 Active TBA MLB 2017 4 109 June-Reg Drew Strotman P Yes College St. Mary's (CA) P 6-3 195 R R 1996-09-03 Sunnyvale,CA AAA 2015-2024 Free Agt
2017 5 139 June-Reg Josh Fleming P Yes College Webster P 6-2 220 L L 1996-05-18 Bridgeton,MO MLB 2020-2024 2017-2025 Minors SEA AAA 2017 6 169 June-Reg Zach Rutherford SS Yes College Old Dominion SS 6-2 180 R R 1996-03-13 Chesapeake,VA A+ 2015-2019 Free Agt 2017 7 199 June-Reg Hunter Schryver P Yes College Villanova P 6-1 205 L L 1995-04-03 Mechanicsburg,PA AAA 2014-2022 Retired 2017 8 229 June-Reg Riley O'Brien P Yes College Col of Idaho P 6-4 180 R R 1995-02-06 Seattle,WA MLB 2021-2025 2014-2025 Active SLN MLB 2017 9 259 June-Reg Andrew Gist P Yes College Georgia P 5-10 192 R L 1995-03-28 Cumming,GA A 2014-2019 Free Agt
2017 10 289 June-Reg Phoenix Sanders P Yes College South Florida P 5-10 205 R R 1995-06-05 Augsburg,GE MLB 2022-2022 2014-2024 Free Agt 2017 11 319 June-Reg Justin Lewis P No College Kentucky P 6-7 205 R R 1995-08-10 Suwanee,GA AAA 2016-2024 Minors CLE AA 2017 12 349 June-Reg Carl Chester CF Yes College Miami RF 6-0 200 R R 1995-12-12 Longwood,FL AAA 2015-2022 Free Agt 2017 13 379 June-Reg Erik Ostberg C Yes College Hartford C-P 5-9 225 L R 1995-10-12 Florence,MA AA 2015-2024 Free Agt 2017 14 409 June-Reg Vincent Byrd 1B Yes College Long Beach CC 1B 6-7 240 L R 1997-10-08 Long Beach,CA Rk 2016-2024 Free Agt
2017 15 439 June-Reg Bryce Brown CF Yes College Jackson State OF 6-1 185 R R 1996-07-23 Walker,LA A 2015-2023 Free Agt 2017 16 469 June-Reg Caleb Bolden P No HS Pleasant Grove (Texarkana,TX) P 6-2 190 R R 1998-12-19 Texarkana,TX AA 2018-2025 IL-7 BOS AA 2017 17 499 June-Reg Chris Muller P Yes College Texas-San Antonio P 6-5 210 R R 1996-04-22 Dallas,TX AAA 2015-2024 Free Agt 2017 18 529 June-Reg Michael Smith CF Yes College San Jacinto CF 5-11 165 L L 1997-05-30 Magnolia,TX AA 2016-2021 Minors TBA AA 2017 19 559 June-Reg Tyler Day P Yes College Mesa State College P 6-1 185 R R 1994-01-22 San Antonio,TX A 2013-2018 Free Agt
2017 20 589 June-Reg Andrew Quezada P No College Cypress College P 6-1 185 L R 1997-06-28 Los Alamitos,CA AAA 2016-2025 Minors COL AAA 2017 21 619 June-Reg Paul Campbell P Yes College Clemson P 6-0 215 L R 1995-07-26 Malden,MA MLB 2021-2021 2015-2024 Free Agt 2017 22 649 June-Reg Alex Valverde P Yes College Miami Dade P 6-2 185 R R 1996-09-26 Miami,FL AAA 2017-2024 Free Agt 2017 23 679 June-Reg Zack Mozingo P Yes College Mount Olive P 6-1 215 L R 1994-04-26 Goldsboro,NC A+ 2013-2018 Free Agt 2017 24 709 June-Reg Jordyn Muffley C Yes College Parkland College C 6-1 195 R R 1997-04-14 Kalamazoo,MI A- 2017-2019 Free Agt
2017 25 739 June-Reg Andrew Miller C Yes College Southwest Tennessee CC C 6-0 200 L R 1997-03-19 Tampa,FL A+ 2017-2018 Free Agt 2017 26 769 June-Reg Scott Schreiber 1B No College Nebraska 1B-RF 6-3 230 R R 1995-10-13 Appleton,WI AA 2015-2023 Free Agt 2017 27 799 June-Reg Blake Pflughaupt P Yes College Galveston P 6-0 210 L L 1996-09-04 Columbus,TX A- 2016-2019 Free Agt 2017 28 829 June-Reg Justin Bridgman SS Yes College Nevada 2B 5-11 175 R R 1995-06-20 Reno,NV A+ 2014-2018 Free Agt 2017 29 859 June-Reg Ryan Askew P Yes College Mercer P 6-6 245 R R 1994-12-07 Suwanee,GA AA 2014-2018 Free Agt
2017 30 889 June-Reg Gavin Williams P No HS Cape Fear (Fayetteville,NC) p 6-6 250 L R 1999-07-26 Fayetteville,NC MLB 2023-2025 2018-2025 Active CLE MLB 2017 31 919 June-Reg Chris Williams C No College Clemson 1B-C 6-0 225 R R 1996-11-23 Garden Grove,CA AAA 2015-2025 Minors NYN MLB 2017 32 949 June-Reg Seaver Whalen 3B Yes College Lewis-Clark Idaho 1B-3B 6-2 185 R R 1995-02-05 Vancouver,WA AA 2014-2021 Free Agt 2017 33 979 June-Reg Ivan Pelaez P Yes College Faulkner P 5-11 155 L L 1994-02-01 Miami,FL AA 2016-2021 Free Agt 2017 34 1009 June-Reg Trey Hair 2B Yes College Evansville 3B-1B 5-10 185 L R 1995-04-21 Hickman,NE AA 2014-2023 Free Agt
2017 35 1039 June-Reg Garrett Anderson P Yes College Florida Gulf Coast P 6-2 195 R R 1995-03-09 Arcadia,FL Rk 2014-2017 Free Agt 2017 36 1069 June-Reg Kyle Goodbrand P Yes College UC San Diego P 6-2 198 R R 1995-04-22 Mission Viejo,CA A 2015-2018 Retired 2017 37 1099 June-Reg Cole Cabrera CF No HS Punahou (Honolulu,HI) CF 5-11 188 R R 1999-06-17 Honolulu,HI NCAA 2018-2022 2017 38 1129 June-Reg JJ Schwarz C No College Florida C-1B 6-1 205 R R 1996-03-28 Palm Beach Gardens,FL AAA 2015-2024 Free Agt 2017 39 1159 June-Reg Jonathan Stroman P No HS La Cueva (Albuquerque,NM) P 6-2 195 R R 1998-11-01 Albuquerque,NM Rk 2018-2019 Free Agt
2017 40 1189 June-Reg Allen Smoot 3B Yes College San Francisco IF 6-2 200 L R 1994-04-06 Moraga,CA A- 2013-2018 Free Agt 41 record(s)
picks # of Regular June/July phase picks.Other Picks out of other phases of the draft (pre-1987), excludes udfa signings
2017 Trevor Charpie P Yes College Nevada P 6-1 195 R R 1993-12-30 Orange,CA AA 2013-2022 2017 Billy King 1b Yes College Oregon State IF-OF 6-3 200 L L 1995-04-30 Anacortes,WA Rk 2014-2017 2017 Jake Stone of Yes College Fresno State OF 6-0 200 L R 1995-01-31 Murrieta,CA A+ 2014-2018 2017 Tyler Zombro P Yes College George Mason P 5-10 215 R R 1994-09-02 Harrisonburg,VA AAA 2014-2023 2017 Chris Carden p Yes College Truett-McConnell P 6-4 225 R R 1994-08-05 Jonesboro,GA Rk 2014-2019
2017 Emilio Alfonzo P Yes Intl Venezuela P 6-6 170 R R 2000-08-02 Carupano,VZ Rk 2017-2024 2017 Freddvil Chevez 1B Yes Intl Nicaragua 1B 6-4 200 R R 2000-03-13 Masaya,NI A 2017-2024 2017 Johan Cuevas P Yes Intl Dominican Republic P 6-2 180 R R 2000-05-08 San Cristobal,DR Rk 2017-2019 2017 Fernando Melo P Yes Intl Dominican Republic P 6-6 200 L L 1999-12-31 La Romana,DR Rk 2017-2021 2017 Julio Meza C Yes Intl Venezuela C 6-0 165 R R 1999-05-04 Barquisimeto,VZ AAA 2017-2023
2017 Matthew Peguero P Yes Intl Dominican Republic P 6-2 200 R R 2000-01-12 Santiago,DR A+ 2017-2023 2017 Rafael Prensa P Yes Intl Dominican Republic P 6-4 190 R R 1998-02-15 San Isidro,DR Rk 2017-2019 2017 Wander Franco SS Yes Intl Dominican Republic SS 5-10 189 B R 2001-03-01 Bani,DR MLB 2021-2023 2018-2023 2017 Jelfry Marte SS Yes Intl Dominican Republic 2B-SS 5-10 130 B R 2001-03-27 La Vega,DR A 2018-2022 2017 Gustavo Andujar P Yes Intl Dominican Republic P 5-11 164 R R 2000-04-06 Puerto Plata,DR Rk 2018-2021
2017 Alberto Figuereo 2B Yes Intl Dominican Republic 2B-3B 5-8 145 B R 2000-04-24 Azua,DR Rk 2018-2021 2017 Over Galue P Yes Intl Venezuela P 6-2 188 R R 2001-07-31 Santa Barbara,VZ A+ 2018-2023 2017 Joaquin Genao P Yes Intl Dominican Republic P 5-11 155 R R 2000-02-22 Santo Domingo,DR Rk 2018-2018 2017 Maicor Leon P Yes Intl Venezuela P 5-9 165 L L 2001-03-06 Distrito Carlos Arvelo,VZ Rk 2018-2021 2017 Argenis Liriano P Yes Intl Dominican Republic P 6-0 185 R R 1996-09-30 Santiago,DR Rk 2018-2019
2017 Victor Munoz P Yes Intl Dominican Republic P 6-3 160 R R 2000-12-25 Mao,DR AA 2018-2023 2017 Edgardo Rodriguez C Yes Intl Venezuela C-1B 6-0 207 R R 2000-11-29 Valencia,VZ A 2018-2022 2017 Roybell Santodomingo P Yes Intl Venezuela P 6-2 170 R R 2001-05-06 Maracaibo,VZ Rk 2018-2022 2017 Reissel Silvestre OF Yes Intl Dominican Republic OF 6-0 163 L R 1998-04-07 San Pedro de Macoris,DR Rk 2018-2018 2017 Henry Torres P Yes Intl Dominican Republic P 6-2 175 R R 1998-03-24 Monte Cristi,DR Rk 2018-2019
2017 Joseph Utrera P Yes Intl Venezuela P 6-3 185 L L 1999-09-24 Rk 2018-2018 2017 Shuruendy Valeriano P Yes Intl Curacao P 6-0 160 R R 1998-02-26 Willemstad,CC Rk 2018-2019 27 record(s)
Players who were signed outside of the MLB Amateur Entry Draft
Career MLB Statistics, for all organizations, for players signed for selected calendar year.
Career Minor League Statistics, for all organizations, for players signed for selected calendar year.
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