2021 Tampa Bay Rays Instructional League Roster
It should come as no surprise that the deepest system in the minor leagues has a talented group of players at its instructional league. One of the system’s biggest breakouts belonged to infielder Curtis Mead, who hit at each of his three stops (including a cameo in Triple-A) and in doing so was a part of three championships. Mead, who was acquired from the Phillies for lefthander Cristopher Sanchez, hit .321 (second best in the system) in his first year in full-season ball.
The only man who bested Mead was infielder Jonathan Aranda, who put up a .330 average with Double-A Montgomery. But that’s not all. Aranda’s on-base (.418) and slugging (.543) numbers were also tops in the system. He is among a host of talented upper-level players whom the Rays need to add to the 40-man roster this offseason in order to shield them from the Rule 5 draft.
At the lower levels, pay attention to infielder Willy Vasquez, whose .288 average was the third best in the Florida Complex League. His .382 on-base percentage was seventh on the circuit.
| Player | Position | Age |
| Conor Angel | RHP | 21 |
| Alex Ayala | LHP | 19 |
| Nick Bitsko | RHP | 19 |
| Neraldo Catalina | RHP | 21 |
| Christian Fernandez | RHP | 21 |
| JJ Goss | RHP | 20 |
| Jeffrey Hakanson | RHP | 23 |
| Fernando Melo | LHP | 21 |
| Ben Peoples | RHP | 20 |
| Caleb Sampen | RHP | 25 |
| Brayden Theriot | RHP | 24 |
| Daiveyon Whittle | RHP | 21 |
| Nathan Wiles | RHP | 23 |
| Roberto Alvarez | C | 22 |
| Michael Berglund | C | 24 |
| Logan Driscoll | C | 23 |
| Matt Dyer | C | 23 |
| Mario Fernandez | C | 21 |
| Blake Hunt | C | 22 |
| Luis Leon | C | 23 |
| Kenny Piper | C | 23 |
| Ford Proctor | C | 24 |
| Jonathan Aranda | INF | 23 |
| Osleivis Basabe | INF | 21 |
| Freddvil Chevez | INF | 21 |
| Evan Edwards | INF | 24 |
| Xavier Edwards | INF | 22 |
| Tyler Frank | INF | 24 |
| Tristan Gray | INF | 25 |
| Jim Haley | INF | 26 |
| Greg Jones | INF | 23 |
| Cooper Kinney | INF | 18 |
| Johan Lopez | INF | 21 |
| Kyle Manzardo | INF | 21 |
| Jelfry Marte | INF | 20 |
| Pedro Martinez | INF | 20 |
| Miles Mastrobuoni | INF | 25 |
| Curtis Mead | INF | 20 |
| Dillon Paulson | INF | 24 |
| Alejandro Pie | INF | 19 |
| Abiezel Ramirez | INF | 21 |
| Bobby Seymour | INF | 22 |
| Ryan Spikes | INF | 18 |
| Gionti Turner | INF | 21 |
| Willy Vasquez | INF | 20 |
| Alika Williams | INF | 22 |
| Carson Williams | INF | 18 |
| Brett Wisely | INF | 22 |
| Hill Alexander | OF | 25 |
| Logan Allen | OF | 23 |
| Mason Auer | OF | 20 |
| Dru Baker | OF | 21 |
| Beau Brundage | OF | 24 |
| Daiwer Castellanos | OF | 21 |
| Estanli Castillo | OF | 19 |
| Michael Gigliotti | OF | 25 |
| Heriberto Hernandez | OF | 21 |
| Garrett Hiott | OF | 24 |
| Zach Huffins | OF | 22 |
| Niko Hulsizer | OF | 24 |
| Diego Infante | OF | 21 |
| Christian Johnson | OF | 20 |
| Oneill Manzueta | OF | 20 |
| Patrick Merino | OF | 23 |
| Alexander Ovalles | OF | 21 |
| Jordan Qsar | OF | 25 |
| Shane Sasaki | OF | 21 |
| Nick Schnell | OF | 21 |
| Michael Smith | OF | 24 |
| Grant Witherspoon | OF | 25 |
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