Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 13

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The Rays top prospect, Carson Williams, is having a torrid June

This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Tuesday.

This was the 13th week of minor league play.

According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), the overall top hitter in the Rays farm system has changed once again. 25-year old Tristan Peters continues to hold the top spot. The Rays originally acquired Peters from the Giants in a 40-man roster deadline deal following the 2022 season. Thus far in 2025, Peters is hitting .299/.388/.454 with 6 HR and 9 SB over 289 plate appearances, registering a 124 wRC+

Meanwhile, Ian Seymour usurped as the top pitcher in the Rays system. That spot is now held by Joe Boyle, whom the Rays acquired this past offseason. Boyle had dealt with extreme command issues for his entire career, but seems to have put them behind him now. Entering play on Tuesday, Boyle has a 1.83 ERA | 3.51 FIP with a 32.3 K% & 10.0 BB% over 64 IP.

RUMBLINGS

Carson Williams is surging thus far in June. Over 17 games, the Rays top prospect is hitting .313/.413/.609 with 5 HR and has a 27.6 K% & 10.5 BB% over 76 PA
Kyle Gibson opted out of his minor league deal with the Rays. Gibson had made 4 starts for Triple-A Durham, compiling a 0.52 ERA | 2.07 FIP with a 33.8 K% & 9.2 BB% over 17 ¹⁄₃ IP. Marc Topkin mentions that if Gibson is unable to find a MLB opportunity elsewhere, the door is open for him to return to the Rays.
Richie Palacios’ rehab assignment may have hit a snag as he is dealing knee soreness
Tre’ Morgan was activated from his stint on the Injured List
Ben Peoples receives some recognition from Baseball America among their Statcast Standouts of the Week
Travis Jankowsi, who served as a solid replacement player for a few with the Rays, signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets a couple of weeks ago
Andres Galan, the Rays 17th round pick in 2024, was mentioned in a FanGraphs article

Andres Galan is 5-0 with a 1.54 ERA and a 22.5% strikeout rate over 41 innings between the Florida Complex League and Low-A Charleston. A 17th-round pick last year out of the University of California Berkeley, the 21-year-old right-hander is unranked on our Tampa Bay Rays Top Prospects list.

TEAM LEADERS

(minimum of 120 PA for hitters and 120 TBF for pitchers)
Baseball America’s top twenty prospects are featured below each team they’re currently assigned to.

Tampa Bay Rays

Top 20 Prospects

None currently on active roster

Durham Bulls

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .333, Chandler Simpson
OBP: .434, Tre’ Morgan
SLG: .525, Bob Seymour
HR: 17, Bob Seymour
wRC+: 124, Tristan Peters
SB: 19, Chandler Simpson

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.83, Joe Boyle
FIP: 3.51, Joe Boyle
K%: 32.3%, Paul Gervase
BB%: 5.4%, Joey Krehbiel
WHIP: 0.95, Joe Boyle
AVG: .161, Joe Boyle
WHIFF%: 18.9%, Joe Boyle

Top 20 Prospects

#1 Carson Williams:
AAA: .210/.313/.412 | 35.1 K% | 11.7 BB% | 11 HR | 14 SB | 90 wRC+ | 282 PA
#6 Tre’ Morgan
AAA: .305/.434/.362 | 22.5 K% | 16.3 BB% | 0 HR | 1 SB | 122 wRC+ | 129 PA
On Injured List from 5/29 thru 6/17
#4 Chandler Simpson
AAA: .333/.370/.396 | 9.6 K% | 5.8 BB% | 0 HR | 19 SB | 105 wRC+ | 156 PA
MLB: .285/.315/.317 | 10.5 K% | 4.5 BB% | 0 HR | 19 SB | 84 wRC+ | 133 PA | 0.0 fWAR
Promoted to the MLB on 4/19
Optioned to Triple-A on 5/30
#15 Ian Seymour
AAA: 2.78 ERA | 3.78 FIP | 30.3 K% | 6.5 BB% | .228 AVG | 15.60 WHIFF% | 74 ¹⁄₃ IP
MLB: 0.00 ERA | 4.07 FIP | 22.2 K% | 22.2 BB% | .000 AVG | 6.9 WHIFF% | 2 IP
Made big league debut on 6/9
#18 Dominic Keegan
CPX: .292/.469/.625 | 18.8 K% | 25.0 BB% | 2 HR | 0 SB | 183 wRC+ | 32 PA
AAA: .246/.317/.404 | 34.9 K% | 9.5 BB% | 1 HR | 0 SB | 90 wRC+ | 63 PA
Activated from IL on 5/26

Montgomery Biscuits

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .283, Homer Bush Jr
OBP: .454, Tatem Levins
SLG: .485, Cooper Kinney
HR: 11, Cooper Kinney
wRC+: 172, Tatem Levins
SB: 26, Homer Bush Jr

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.94, Ty Johnson
FIP: 2.76, Ty Johnson
K%: 33.3%, Ty Johnson
BB%: 4.2%, Duncan Davitt
WHIP: 1.00, Ty Johnson
AVG: .157, Ty Johnson
WHIFF%: 17.7%, Ty Johnson

Top 20 Prospects

#2 Xavier Isaac:
AA: .206/.370/.443 | 29.7 K% | 19.4 BB% | 8 HR | 1 SB | 146 wRC+ | 165 PA
#5 Brayden Taylor:
AA: .166/.269/.273 | 29.7 K% | 12.6 BB% | 4 HR | 6 SB | 66 wRC+ | 239 PA
#11 Brody Hopkins
AA: 3.70 ERA | 3.78 FIP | 28.1 K% | 12.6 BB% | .210 AVG | 11.8 WHIFF% | 65 ²⁄₃ IP
#14 Cooper Kinney:
AA: .278/.318/.485 | 27.7 K% | 5.4 BB% | 11 HR | 0 SB | 137 wRC+ | 242 PA
#16 Homer Bush
AA: .283/.370/.343 | 19.6 K% | 9.1 BB% | 0 HR | 26 SB | 119 wRC+ | 265 PA

Bowling Green Hot Rods

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .279, Noah Myers
OBP: .434, Noah Myers
SLG: .430, Mac Horvath
HR: 11, Mac Horvath
wRC+: 144, Noah Myers
SB: 23, Adrian Santana

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.47, Garrett Edwards
FIP: 3.53, Hayden Snelsire
K%: 32.7%, T.J. Nichols
BB%: 1.6%, Marcus Johnson
WHIP: 0.95, Hayden Snelsire
AVG: .187, Garrett Edwards
WHIFF%: 15.1%, Chris Villaman

Top 20 Prospects

#9 Santiago Suarez
A+: 1.78 ERA | 2.96 FIP | 28.3 K% | 5.1 BB% | .170 AVG | 14.8 WHIFF% | 25 ¹⁄₃ IP
Placed on the Injured List on 5/9
#10 Gary Gill Hill
A+: 4.84 ERA | 4.59 FIP | 19.4 K% | 6.3 BB% | .263 AVG | 9.9 WHIFF% | 67 IP
#12 T.J. Nichols
A+: 3.50 ERA | 4.44 FIP | 32.7 K% | 5.1 BB% | .223 AVG | 15.1 WHIFF% | 64 ¹⁄₃ IP
#13 Aidan Smith
A+: .236/.353/.368 | 32.1 K% | 13.5 BB% | 5 HR | 18 SB | 113 wRC+ | 215 PA
#17 Emilien Pitre
A+: .268/.339/.393 | 25.5 K% | 9.2 BB% | 5 HR | 7 SB | 110 wRC+ | 271 PA

Charleston River Dogs

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .285, Angel Mateo
OBP: .454, Theo Gillen
SLG: .431, Theo Gillen
HR: 5, Angel Mateo, Connor Hujsak, & Theo Gillen
wRC+: 164, Theo Gillen
SB: 25, Narciso Polanco & Theo Gillen

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.33, Jose Urbina
FIP: 3.12, Andy Rodriguez
K%: 28.8%, Jose Urbina
BB%: 2.4%, Andy Rodriguez
WHIP: 1.02, Jose Urbina
AVG: .191, Cade Citelli
WHIFF%: 14.6%, Ryan Andrade

Top 20 Prospects

#3 Theo Gillen
A: .286/.456/.437 | 21.3 K% | 21.3 BB% | 4 HR | 21 SB | 164 wRC+ | 160 PA
#7 Trevor Harrison
A: 3.48 ERA | 3.82 FIP | 20.3 K% | 13.4 BB% | .234 AVG | 11.7 WHIFF% | 54 ¹⁄₃ IP
#8 Brailer Guerrero
A: .230/.342/.378 | 29.1 K% | 13.3 BB% | 4 HR | 6 SB | 112 wRC+ | 158 PA
#20 Jose Urbina
A: 2.33 ERA | 3.80 FIP | 28.8 K% | 9.1 BB% | .194 AVG | 12.9 WHIFF% | 54 IP

Complex League

Minimum 50 PA & 50 TBF

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .329, Alberth Palma
OBP: .477, Alberth Palma
SLG: .412, Alberth Palma
HR: 1, Alfonzo Martinez & Derek Datil
wRC+: 156, Alberth Palma
SB: 11, Alberth Palma

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 0.56, Moises Palma
FIP: 2.87, Alexander Campos
K%: 29.9%, Danny Hilario
BB%: 3.6%, Alexander Campos
WHIP: 0.69, Moises Palma
AVG: .143, Moises Palma

Top 20 Prospects

#19 Yoniel Curet
CPX: 0.00 ERA | 4.90 FIP | 27.3 K% | 0.0 BB% | .00 AVG | 11.4 WHIFF% | 2 ²⁄₃ IP
Began rehab assignment on 6/17

Dominican Summer League

Minimum 40 PA & 40 TBF

Top 20 Prospects

None currently on active roster

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .450, Angel Brachi
OBP: .566, Angel Brachi
SLG: .628, Andreimi Antunuez
HR: 3, John Santana
wRC+: 195, Angel Brachi
SB: 8, Kleiver Chauran

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 0.68, Efrailin Ramos
FIP: 2.72, Diego Palacios
K%: 28.3%, Diego Palacios
BB%: 7.3%, Alvaro Gamez
WHIP: 0.79, Ismael Cabral
AVG: .146, Jose Menes