This was the 5th week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on Monday, May 11th
).According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), 19-year old Caden Bodine has regained his spot as the top hitter spot in the Rays system. The backstop is proving to be too advanced for Single-A as he was hitting .411 entering play on Sunday. After a zero hit performance though, he has dropped to .397/.442/.629 with 4 HR, registering a 184 wRC+ over 131 plate appearances..
Meanwhile, Aidan Cremarosa is still the team’s top minor league pitcher and among the top performers in all of minor league baseball. The 22-year old was taken by the Rays in the 8th round of the 2025 draft out of Fresno State. Thus far over six starts in Single-A, Cremarosa has a 2.38 ERA | 2.01 FIP with a 38.3 K% & 3.9 BB% over 34 IP. Most recently, Cremarosa completed a complete game no-hitter, a rarity in Rays organizational history.
RUMBLINGS
- RHP TJ Nichols began a rehab assignment with the FCL Rays
- INF Andreimi Antunez, a 2024 international signing, had quite the day on Friday. He was 4-6 on the day and homered twice in the first inning, including a grand slam. Overall he had the 2 homeruns, 2 doubles, and 10 RBI.
- Baseball America highlighted 12 prospects with impressive exit velocties early on this season; Taitn Gray and Nathan Flewelling are mentioned.
- Baseball America has also updated their top 100 prospect rankings, the Rays have players make the cut (this is a huge shake up, so I will not be updating the top 10 prospects futher below until Baseball America fully updates their rankings).
- 36. Theo Gillen
- 55. Brody Hopkins
- 91. Nathan Flewelling
- 95. Caden Bodine
- 97. Cooper Flemming
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 60 TBF & PA)
Tampa Bay Rays
Top 10 Prospects
- None currently on active roster
Durham Bulls
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .323, Victor Mesa Jr (hasn’t played since 4/15)
OBP: .417, Victor Mesa Jr (hasn’t played since 4/15)
SLG: .565, Victor Mesa Jr (hasn’t played since 4/15)
HR: 5, Blake Sabol & Dom Keegan
wRC+: 153, Victor Mesa Jr (hasn’t played since 4/15)
SB: 17, Jacob Melton (Placed on the IL on 4/23)
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.62, Kodi Whitley
FIP: 3.01, Kodi Whitley & Trevor Martin
K%: 40.0%, Joe Rock
BB%: 6.3%, Kodi Whitley
WHIP: 0.90, Kodi Whitley
AVG: .135, Evan Reifert
WHIFF%: 15.9%, Joe Rock
Top 10 Prospects
- #1 Brody Hopkins
- AAA: 3.79 ERA | 5.26 FIP | 25.3 K% | 19.6 BB% | .210 AVG | 14.2 WHIFF% | 35.2 IP
- #3 Jacob Melton
- AAA: .231/.346/.431 | 40.2 K% | 15.9 BB% | 1 HR | 17 SB | 98 wRC+ | 82 PA
- 4/23: Suffered sprained ankle. Expected to miss 4-6 weeks.
- AAA: .231/.346/.431 | 40.2 K% | 15.9 BB% | 1 HR | 17 SB | 98 wRC+ | 82 PA
Montgomery Biscuits
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .341, Cooper Kinney (promoted to AAA on 5/5)
OBP: .440, Xavier Isaac
SLG: .605, Xavier Isaac
HR: 8, Xavier Isaac
wRC+: 170, Xavier Isaac
SB: 21, Austin Overn
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.71, Michael Forret
FIP: 2.60, Alexander Alberto
K%: 33.3%, Alexander Alberto
BB%: 4.4%, Hayden Snelsire
WHIP 0.76, Hayden Snelsire
AVG: .157, Michael Forret
WHIFF%: 16.1%, Hayden Snelsire
Top 10 Prospects
- #4 T.J. Nichols
- AA: 1.80 ERA | 1.71 FIP | 25.0 K% | 0.0 BB% | .300 AVG | 12.3 WHIFF% | 5 IP
- CPX: 4.50 ERA | 3.05 FIP | 11.1 K% | 0.0 BB% | .333 AVG | 18.5 WHIFF% | 2 IP
- 4/7: Placed on Injured List
- 5/9: Began rehab assignment in Complex League
- #6 Santiago Suarez
- AA: 5.70 ERA | 5.58 FIP | 28.7 K% | 5.9 BB% | .226 AVG | 13.9 WHIFF% | 23.2 IP
- 4/25: Placed on Injured List
- 5/5: Activated from Injured List
- AA: 5.70 ERA | 5.58 FIP | 28.7 K% | 5.9 BB% | .226 AVG | 13.9 WHIFF% | 23.2 IP
- #8 Michael Forret
- AA: 1.71 ERA | 5.08 FIP | 26.2 K% | 11.5 BB% | .157 AVG | 15.5 WHIFF% | 31.2 IP
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .309, Nathan Flewelling
OBP: .471, Tony Santa Maria
SLG: .610, Theo Gillen
HR: 8, Connor Hujsak
wRC+: 156, Theo Gillen
SB: 15, Tony Santa Maria
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.72, Jacob Kmatz
FIP: 1.87, Jacob Kmatz
K%: 41.0%, Jacob Kmatz
BB%: 4.9%, Jacob Kmatz
WHIP: 0.83, Jacob Kmatz
AVG: .172, Jacob Kmatz
WHIFF%: 17.7%, Jacob Kmatz
Top 10 Prospects
- #2 Theo Gillen
- A+: .280/.404/.610 | 26.3 K% | 15.2 BB% | 7 HR | 11 SB | 156 wRC+ | 99 PA
- #5 Anderson Brito
- A+: 4.24 ERA | 4.17 FIP | 33.6 K% | 10.3 BB% | .250 AVG | 14.5 WHIFF% | 23.1 IP
- #10 Aidan Smith
- A+: Hasn’t played in 2026
- CPX: .200/.333/.333 | 11.1 K% | 16.7 BB% | 0 HR | 1 SB | 77 wRC+ | 18 PA
- 4/2: Placed on the Injured List
- 5/2: Began rehab assignment
Charleston River Dogs
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .397, Caden Bodine
OBP: .442, Caden Bodine
SLG: .629, Caden Bodine
HR: 5, Taitn Gray
wRC+: 184, Caden Bodine
SB: 12, Alberth Palma
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.96, Trey Pooser
FIP: 2.01, Aidan Cremarosa
K%: 38.3%, Aidan Cremarosa
BB%: 3.9%, Aidan Cremarosa
WHIP: 0.79, Aidan Cremarosa
AVG: .172, Jacob Kuhn
WHIFF%: 18.9%, Aidan Cremarosa
Top 10 Prospects
- #7 Daniel Pierce
- A: .247/.314/.403 | 29.1 K% | 5.8 BB% | 3 HR | 4 SB | 96 wRC+ | 86 PA
- 4/22: Placed on the 7-day IL
- 5/2: Activated from the IL
- A: .247/.314/.403 | 29.1 K% | 5.8 BB% | 3 HR | 4 SB | 96 wRC+ | 86 PA
- #9 Brendan Summerhill
- A: .188/.235/.375 | 23.5 K% | 3.9 BB% | 3 HR | 0 SB | 62 wRC+ | 51 PA
- 4/22: Placed on the 7-day IL
- 5/11: Began a rehab assignment with the CPX Rays
- A: .188/.235/.375 | 23.5 K% | 3.9 BB% | 3 HR | 0 SB | 62 wRC+ | 51 PA
