Taitn Gray Stats & Scouting Report

AB	154
AVG	.286
OBP	.406
SLG	.474
HR	6

Full name Taitn Allen Gray
Born 08/16/2007 in Des Moines, IA
Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 220 / Bats: S / Throws: R
School Dallas Center-Grimes
Drafted in the 3rd round (86th overall) by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2025 (signed for $918,300).

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School: Dallas Center-Grimes Community HS, Dallas Center, Iowa Drafted/Committed: Oregon
Age At Draft: 17.9

BA Grade: 50/Extreme

An Iowa native, Gray is a 6-foot-3, 220-pound switch-hitting catcher with a physical, linebacker-esque build and an impressive track record of impact in the months leading up to the draft. Gray’s 109 mph exit velocity at PBR’s Super 60 Showcase in February topped the event. He won Iowa’s Gatorade player of the year award in the spring, then went to the MLB Draft combine and produced the third-best max exit velocity (114.5 mph) of any hitter—high school or college—to take batting practice at the event. Gray has plus raw power and enough hitting ability to access it in games. His swing features some moving parts, including a moderate leg kick and a slight hand hitch, but he’s an explosive rotator with tons of bat speed. He’s typically more synced up and fluid from the left side compared to the right. Gray has a chance to be an average defender with more work behind the dish. He’s got an average arm and might be able to profile in an outfield corner if he has to move, with some run times early in the 2025 season better than expected given his size—though he should settle in as a below-average runner in the future. An Oregon commit, Gray is young for the class and will be 17 on draft day.

Scouting Grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 55 | Run:40 | Field: 45 | Arm: 50.

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School: Dallas Center-Grimes Community HS, Dallas Center, Iowa Drafted/Committed: Oregon
Age At Draft: 17.9

BA Grade: 50/Extreme

An Iowa native, Gray is a 6-foot-3, 220-pound switch-hitting catcher with a physical, linebacker-esque build and an impressive track record of impact in the months leading up to the draft. Gray’s 109 mph exit velocity at PBR’s Super 60 Showcase in February topped the event. He won Iowa’s Gatorade player of the year award in the spring, then went to the MLB Draft combine and produced the third-best max exit velocity (114.5 mph) of any hitter—high school or college—to take batting practice at the event. Gray has plus raw power and enough hitting ability to access it in games. His swing features some moving parts, including a moderate leg kick and a slight hand hitch, but he’s an explosive rotator with tons of bat speed. He’s typically more synced up and fluid from the left side compared to the right. Gray has a chance to be an average defender with more work behind the dish. He’s got an average arm and might be able to profile in an outfield corner if he has to move, with some run times early in the 2025 season better than expected given his size—though he should settle in as a below-average runner in the future. An Oregon commit, Gray is young for the class and will be 17 on draft day.

Scouting Grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 55 | Run:40 | Field: 45 | Arm: 50.