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Welcome to our 2018 draft tracker for the Rays.
I copied all positions from the team’s post-draft release and all classes from the MLB.com tracker.
For a player’s class, that tracker counts redshirt sophomores as juniors, and “J2” stands for a player who completed two years at a junior college.
In the status column, I tried to include any concrete information or even rumors regarding a player.
If a player drafted in the 11th round or later signs, only bonus money over $125,000 counts against the spending cap.
If you see any information regarding a signing decision or bonus money for any player, please share it in the comments.
Tampa Bay Rays 2018 draft tracker
| Name | Rnd/Ovr | Pos | Class | School | Status | Recommendation | Bonus | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Rnd/Ovr | Pos | Class | School | Status | Recommendation | Bonus | Difference |
| Matthew Liberatore | 1/16 | LHP | HS | Mountain Ridge HS (Ariz.) | Signed | $3,603,500 | $3,500,000 | -$103,500 |
| Shane McClanahan | 1C/31 | LHP | Jr | South Florida | Signed | $2,224,400 | $2,230,100 | $5,700 |
| Nick Schnell | 1C/32 | CF | HS | Roncalli HS (Ind.) | Signed | $2,171,700 | $2,300,000 | $128,300 |
| Tyler Frank | 2/56 | SS | Jr | Florida Atlantic | Signed | $1,228,000 | $997,500 | -$230,500 |
| Tanner Dodson | CBB/71 | CF/RHP | Jr | California | Signed | $850,700 | $775,000 | -$75,700 |
| Ford Proctor | 3/92 | SS | Jr | Rice | Signed | $613,400 | $572,500 | -$40,900 |
| Grant Witherspoon | 4/120 | CF | Jr | Tulane | Signed | $460,200 | $460,200 | $0 |
| Taj Bradley | 5/150 | RHP | HS | Redan HS | Signed | $343,600 | $747,500 | $403,900 |
| Miller Hogan | 6/180 | RHP | Jr | Saint Louis | Signed | $262,200 | $225,000 | -$37,200 |
| Joe Ryan | 7/210 | RHP | Sr | Stanislaus State | Signed | $205,200 | $147,500 | -$57,700 |
| Michael Berglund | 8/240 | C | J2 | Cisco | Signed | $165,600 | $147,500 | -$18,100 |
| Nick Lee | 9/270 | RHP | Jr | Louisiana | Signed | $147,800 | $145,300 | -$2,500 |
| Alan Strong | 10/300 | RHP | Sr | UNLV | Signed | $139,300 | $7,500 | -$131,800 |
| Jacson McGowan | 11/330 | 1B | Jr | Purdue | Signed | $125,000 | ||
| Kevin Melendez | 12/360 | C | HS | Puerto Rico Baseball Academy | Signed | $125,000 | ||
| Trey Cumbie | 13/390 | LHP | Jr | Houston | Signed | $125,000 | ||
| Chris Gau | 14/420 | RHP | Jr | Jacksonville | Signed | $125,000 | ||
| Nick Sprengel | 15/450 | LHP | Jr | San Diego | Signed | $125,000 | ||
| Marvin Malone | 16/480 | OF | Jr | Southeastern | Signed | $25,000 | ||
| Justin Montgomery | 17/510 | RHP | Jr | California Baptist | Signed | $100,000 | ||
| Jake Palomaki | 18/540 | IF | Sr | Boston College | Signed | $4,000 | ||
| Simon Rosenblum-Larson | 19/570 | RHP | Jr | Harvard | Signed | $85,000 | ||
| Stephen Yancey | 20/600 | RHP | Sr | Texas Wesleyan | Signed | $3,000 | ||
| Kerry Wright | 21/630 | RHP | HS | Montverde Academy | Committed to Louisville | |||
| Jack Labosky | 22/660 | RHP | Sr | Duke | Signed | $1,000 | ||
| Daiveyon Whittle | 23/690 | RHP | J1 | Fresno City College | Signed | $100,000 | ||
| Keegan McCarville | 24/720 | RHP | J2 | South Mountain CC | Committed to Santa Clara | |||
| Jordan Qsar | 25/750 | OF | Jr | Pepperdine | Signed | $15,000 | ||
| Steffon Moore | 26/780 | LHP | Jr | West Alabama | Signed | $60,000 | ||
| Heath Renz | 27/810 | RHP | Sr | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Signed | $2,000 | ||
| Tanner Brubaker | 28/840 | RHP | J2 | Saddleback College | Committed to UC Irvine | |||
| Russ Olive | 29/870 | 1B | Jr | UMass Lowell | Signed | $29,000 | ||
| Eric Cerantola | 30/900 | RHP | HS | Holy Trinity Catholic SS | Will not sign | |||
| Michael Costanzo | 31/930 | LHP | Sr | Austin Peay | Signed | $2,000 | ||
| Kaleo Johnson | 32/960 | IF | Jr | Montana State Billings | Signed | $25,000 | ||
| Beau Brundage | 33/990 | OF | Jr | Portland | Signed | $297,500 | $172,500 | |
| Dawson Dimon | 34/1,020 | C | HS | Quartz Hill HS | Signed | $65,000 | ||
| B.J. Myers | 35/1,050 | RHP | Sr | West Virginia | Signed | $2,000 | ||
| Kea'Von Edwards | 36/1,080 | IF | J2 | Cowley College | Signed | $100,000 | ||
| John Rodriguez | 37/1,110 | IF | HS | Stoneman Douglas | Will not sign | |||
| Garrett Wade | 38/1,140 | LHP | HS | Hartselle HS | Will not sign | |||
| C.J. Willis | 39/1,170 | C | HS | Ruston HS | Will not sign | |||
| David Luethje | 40/1,200 | RHP | HS | Vero Beach HS | Will not sign | |||
| Total | $12,415,600 | $13,796,100 | $12,500 | |||||
| Total + 5% | $13,036,380 | |||||||
| Remaining w/ no pen. | $608,280 |