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2018 Tampa Bay Rays Instructional League Roster



A loaded Tampa Bay Rays farm system is gearing up to take on the 2018 Instructional League.

Starpower awaits. Baseball America's 2018 Breakout Prospect of the Year, Wander Franco, makes the cut, as does two-way standout Brendan McKay. All three of the Rays' top draft picks taken within the first 32 picks -- Matthew Liberatore, Shane McClanahan and Nick Schnell -- are listed on the roster as well.

The full team is below.

POSITIONLASTFIRSTHTWTB/TDOBAgeHometown
PBazShane6'3190R/R6/17/199918Cypress, TX
PBradleyTaj6'2190R/R3/20/200117Stone Mountain, GA
PByrdVincent6'7240L/R10/8/199720Long Beach, CA
PCabreraEleardo6'1215L/R11/8/199522Guarena, VZ
PDodsonTanner6'1160R/R5/9/199721West Sacramento, CA
PLaraMiguel5'11178R/R8/31/199720Bani, DR
PLiberatoreMatthew6'3190L/L11/6/199918Peoria, AZ
PLinaresResly6'2160L/L12/11/199720Santo Domingo, DR
PLopezJose6'1200L/L2/15/199919Santo Domingo, DR
PMcClanahanShane6'1188L/L4/28/199721Cape Coral, FL
PMcGeeEaston6'6220R/R12/26/199720Hopkinsville, KY
PMcKayBrendan6'2207L/L12/18/199522Darlington, PA
PMercadoMichael6'4174R/R4/15/199919San Diego, CA
PMoncadaLuis6'1178L/L2/28/199820Zulia, VZ
PMooreSteffon6'3185L/L6/25/199720West Point, MS
PPegueroJoel5'11154R/R5/5/199721Santo Domingo, DR
PRomeroTommy6'2225R/R7/8/199720Plantation, FL
PRosenblum-LarsonSimon6'3200R/R2/11/199721Madison, WI
PRyanJoe6'2215R/R6/5/199621San Anselmo, CA
PSalinasJhonleider6'7217R/R9/25/199522Caracas, VZ
PSanchezFrancisco6'1220L/L4/24/199820Guarena, VZ
PSprengelNick6'2220L/L6/4/199721Placentia, CA
PStrongAlan6'3200R/R10/22/199621Santee, CA
PValverdeAlex6'2185R/R9/26/199621Miami, FL
PYanceyStephen6'1190L/R11/8/199522Grand Prairie, TX
POSITIONLASTFIRSTHeightWeightB/TDOBAgeHometown
CAlvarezRoberto5'11174R/R7/28/199918Puerto La Cruz, VZ
CBerglundMichael6'2175L/R7/18/199720Corpus Christi, TX
CBettsChris6'2220L/R3/10/199721Long Beach, CA
CDimonDawson6'1185R/R5/17/199919Lancaster, CA
CHernandezRonaldo6'1226R/R11/11/199720Arjona, Colombia
CMelendezKevin6'1193R/R3/15/200018Caguas, PR
CMezaJulio6'0165R/R5/4/199919Barquisimento, VZ
COstbergErik5'10227L/R10/12/199522Florence, MA
POSITIONLASTFIRSTHeightWeightB/TDOBAgeHometown
IFBrujanVidal5'9164S/R2/9/199820San Pedro de Macoris, DR
IFFrancoWander5'10189S/R3/1/200117Bani, DR
IFFrankTyler6'0185R/R1/15/199721Loxahatchee, FL
IFGregorioOsmy6'2175R/R5/27/199820Santo Domingo, DR
IFHollisConnor5'10177R/R11/18/199423Arlington, TX
IFJohnsonKaleo6'3200R/R8/26/199621San Leandro, CA
IFMarteJelfry5'11165S/R3/27/200117La Vega, DR
IFMcGowanJacson6'3212R/R6/18/199720Avon, IN
IFMcKayBrendan6'2207L/L12/18/199522Darlington, PA
IFProctorFord6'1195L/R12/4/199621Beaumont, TX
IFRutherfordZach6'2170RR3/13/199622Chesapeake, VA
IFVargasCarlos6'3208R/R3/18/199919Moca, DR
IFWallsTaylor5'10180S/R7/10/199621Cordele, GA
POSITIONLASTFIRSTHeightWeightB/TDOBAgeHometown
OFBrundageBeau6'3170L/R4/29/199721West Linn, OR
OFDodsonTanner6'1160R/R5/9/199721West Sacramento, CA
OFEdwardsKea'von6'1175R/R3/5/199820Oklahoma City, OK
OFGomezMoises5'11233R/R8/27/199819Caracas, VZ
OFMartinezYunior6'2160S/R12/24/199819Santiago, DR
OFPenaTony5'11180R/R9/24/199720Puerto Plata, DR
OFQsarJordan6'3195L/R12/2/199522El Cajon, CA
OFSanchezAldenis6'1165R/R9/26/199819Santo Domingo, DR
OFSchnellNick6'3180L/R3/27/200018Indianapolis, IN
OFWitherspoonGrant6'3200L/L9/27/199621Lakewood, CO
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