Tampa Bay Rays 2026 Minor League Roundup: Week 12

This was the 12th week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on Tuesday, June 30th).

According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), prospect Caden Bodine has taken back over as the top performer in the system. His full season stat line is further below.

Meanwhile, Aidan Cremarosa continues to be the top performing pitcher in the system. The 22-year old Cremarosa is having a solid debut season within the Rays system. The 2025 8th round pick is currently

in Single-A and holds a 2.68 ERA | 2.69 FIP with a 32.1 K% & 4.6 BB% over 57 IP.

RUMBLINGS

• Ty Johnson was named the International League Pitcher of the Week. During his start on the 28th, Johnson delivered 5 no-hit innings while racking up 9 strikeouts and walking just one batter.
• Ty Johnson ranked 12th on Baseball America’s weekly Hot Sheet. Despite his success as a starting pitcher, BA still believes his future is in the bullpen.
• The Rays have signed a couple of veterans, outfielder Jake Cave and infielder Nick Madrigal to minor league deals
• Caden Bodine has been promoted to Double-A Montgomery
• Will Simpson, acquired along with Joe Boyle in the Jeffrey Springs deal last year, has been promoted to Triple-A
• Gavin Lux and Jake Fraley are slated to begin rehab assignments
• Tre’ Morgan has been placed on the Injured List once again.
• FanGraphs has published their list of the Rays top 62 prospects
• MLB Pipeline has updated their top 100 with Theo Gillen being ranked at 10
• Baseball America is slated to update their top 30 rankings on Wednesday

TEAM LEADERS

• Must currently be assigned to that team
• Baseball America’s top ten prospects are featured below each team they’re currently assigned to.
• (minimum of 130 TBF & PA)

Tampa Bay Rays

Top 10 Prospects

• None currently on active roster

Durham Bulls

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .258, Blake Sabol
OBP: .339, Carson Williams
SLG: .440, Blake Sabol
HR: 9, Tatem Levins & Blake Sabol
wRC+: 98, Carson Williams
SB: 16, Homer Bush Jr

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.08, Evan Reifert
FIP: 3.65, Ty Johnson
K%: 32.2% Ty Johnson
BB%: 8.1%, Chase Solesky
WHIP: 0.95, Ty Johnson
AVG: .172, Ty Johnson
WHIFF%: 14.9%, Ty Johnson

Top 10 Prospects

• #2 Brody Hopkins
  • AAA: 4.88 ERA | 5.33 FIP | 24.7 K% | 21.2 BB% | .204 AVG | 12.1 WHIFF% | 62.2 IP

Montgomery Biscuits

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .309, Austin Overn (placed on the IL on 5/27)
OBP: .376, Xavier Isaac
SLG: .533, Austin Overn (placed on the IL on 5/27)
HR: 14, Xavier ISaac
wRC+: 139, Austin Overn (Placed on IL on 5/27)
SB: 28, Austin Overn (placed on the IL on 5/27)

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.15, Chris Clark
FIP: 3.46, Chris Clark
K%: 25.5%, Jackson Baumeister
BB%:  3.9%, Santiago Suarez
WHIP 1.03, Chris Clark
AVG: .208, Chris Clark
WHIFF%: 14.8%, Tommy McCollum

Top 10 Prospects

• #1 Theo Gillen
  • AA: .217/.308/.261 | 11.5 K% | 11.5 BB% | 0 HR | 0 SB | 64 wRC+ | 26 PA
  • A+: .342/.449/.589 | 23.8 K% | 14.3 BB% | 12 HR | 28 SB | 166 wRC+ | 265 PA
• #4 Caden Bodine
  • A+: .341/.411/.477 | 6.6 K% | 7.3 BB% | 4 HR | 3 SB | 133 wRC+ | 151 PA
  • A: .379/.433/.614 | 3.9 K% | 9.2 BB% | 5 HR | 1 SB | 181 wRC+ | 152 PA
• #9 T.J. Nichols
  • AA: 7.22 ERA | 4.76 FIP | 17.8 K% | 10.1 BB% | .302 AVG | 9.31 WHIFF% | 28.2 IP
  • CPX: 1.80 ERA | 2.53 FIP | 20.0 K% | 0.0 BB% | .300 AVG | 9.2 WHIFF% | 5 IP
    • 4/7: Placed on Injured List
    • 5/9: Began rehab assignment in Complex League
    • 5/19: Activated from Injured List
• #10 Santiago Suarez
  • AA: 5.56 ERA | 5.17 FIP | 23.4 K% | 3.9 BB% | .260 AVG | 12.5 WHIFF% | 55 IP
    • 4/25: Placed on Injured List
    • 5/5: Activated from Injured List

Bowling Green Hot Rods

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .309, Adrian Santana
OBP: .438, Tony Santa Maria
SLG: .587, Connor Hujsak
HR: 16, Connor Hujsak
wRC+: 137, Tony Santa Maria
SB: 28, Tony Santa Maria

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.66, Jacob Kisting
FIP: 2.36, Jacob Kisting
K%: 29.6%, Jacob Kisting
BB%: 4.1%, Dominic Niman
WHIP: 0.92, Jacob Kisting
AVG: .196, Jacob Kisting
WHIFF%: 17.4%, Noah Beal

Top 10 Prospects

• #3 Nathan Flewelling
  • A+: .259/.386/.490 | 25.1 K% | 15.3 BB% | 14 HR | 4 SB | 127 wRC+ | 295 PA
• #6 Anderson Brito
  • A+: 3.34 ERA | 4.50 FIP | 28.8 K% | 14.4 BB% | .240 AVG | 13.4 WHIFF% | 32.1 IP
    • 5/23: Placed on 7-day Injured List

Charleston River Dogs

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .286, Taitn Gray
OBP: .406, Taitn Gray
SLG: .474, Taitn Gray
HR: 6, Taitn Gray & Cooper Flemming
wRC+: 140, Taitn Gray
SB: 21, Alberth Palma

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.68, Aidan Cremarosa
FIP: 2.69, Aidan Cremarosa
K%: 32.1%, Mason Nichols
BB%: 4.0%, Aidan Haugh
WHIP: 0.79, Aidan Cremarosa
AVG: .170, Aidan Cremarosa
WHIFF%: 16.7%, Aidan Cremarosa

Top 10 Prospects

• #5 Cooper Flemming
  • A: .281/.361/.423 | 15.8 K% | 9.6 BB% | 6 HR | 9 SB | 115 wRC+ | 291 PA
• #7 Daniel Pierce
  • A: .252/.336/.390 | 28.6 K% | 7.9 BB% | 4 HR | 6 SB | 101 wRC+ | 140 PA
    • 4/22: Placed on the 7-day IL
    • 5/2: Activated from the IL
    • Hasn’t played since May 30th
• #8 Taitn Gray
  • A: .286/.406/.474 | 21.9 K% | 16.1 BB% | 6 HR | 4 SB | 140 wRC+ | 192 PA
    • 6/1: Placed on the 7-day IL