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As a continuation of our DRaysBay top 30 prospects, I present to you my Rays top 30 prospects list. Scott covered his list yesterday, Kevin will reveal his tomorrow, and the aggregate list comes on Friday.
Methodology
I do not use a complex formula or grading system for ranking the prospects. I hope that as every year passes and I learn and observe new things, my evaluation methods improve. I try to encompass and involve all possible factors into my rankings, including a player's potential, present ability, position, age relative to league, statistics, scouting reports, work ethic, pedigree, injuries, etc...
I am by no means a scout. In addition to that, I have not seen all of the minor league players in the Rays farm system in action (although I have seen almost of all of the prospects live or on video). Because of these two handicaps, I turn to sources for scouting reports, such as Baseball America, Minor Leauge Ball, ESPN, Baseball Prospectus, and Bullpen Banter. By reading all the reports and information, I formulate my own opinion and create a top prospect list.
Without further ado, here are my top 30 prospects, along with commentary on the system as a whole.
1. Wil Myers, OF
2. Taylor Guerrieri, RHP
3. Chris Archer, RHP
4. Hak-Ju Lee, SS
5. Jake Odorizzi, RHP
6. Richie Shaffer, 3B
7. Alex Colome, RHP
8. Enny Romero, LHP
9. Blake Snell, LHP
10. Jake Hager, SS
11. Josh Sale, OF
12. Drew Vettleson, OF
13. Mikie Mahtook, OF
14. Tyler Goeddel, 3B
15. Jesse Hahn, RHP
16. Tim Beckham, SS/2B
17. Parker Markel, RHP
18. Andrew Toles, CF
19. Patrick Leonard, 3B
20. Alex Torres, LHP
21. Brandon Guyer, OF
22. Todd Glaesmann, CF
23. Felipe Rivero, LHP
24. Jeff Ames, RHP
25. Oscar Hernandez, C
26. Mike Montgomery, LHP
27. Brandon Martin, SS
28. Nick Sawyer, RHP
29. Ryan Brett, 2B
30. Granden Goetzman, OF