2026 Tampa Bay Rays Top Prospects Deep Dive

On the latest Baseball America Prospects Podcast Deep Dive, we're looking at the Tampa Bay Rays system. Coming into the offseason, this looked like a system that had taken a step back, but that was before a series of trades added a massive amount of prospect depth.

(00:00) A whole lot has changed in the Rays farm system

(06:00) What made Brody Hopkins the No. 1 prospect and who else was considered for the top spot?

(15:20) Is the system better or worse than a year ago?

(20:25) Who is our guess to be No. 1 a year from now?

(24:00) What is the organization good at developing?

(29:00) The Rays REALLY loaded up on 2025 draft picks

(32:00) Some lower ranked Rays prospects who are fascinating

(35:00) Where the Rays have prospect depth

(39:00) Looking at Rays catching prospects

Rays Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2021-tampa-bay-rays/prospects/?season=2026&ranking=preseason

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