The division reports debuted last year. The goal of this article series is to provide a quick overview of all dynasty-relevant information from each division. Each team has multiple minor league levels, each containing plenty of impactful prospects which can feel impossible to keep up with. This article series, which will be updated once per month, will help dynasty managers stay up-to-date on performances, injuries, promotions, and more. New this season is the inclusion of tiers in the rankings. Next to their rank, each prospect is assigned a tier. The tier range is 1-5.
- Tier 1: A potential difference-making dynasty prospect. Somebody who would rank in the top-20ish prospects for dynasty baseball
- Tier 2: A still very good dynasty prospect who holds plenty of value. This prospect would typically rank in the 21-75 range
- Tier 3: A mid-tier prospect who could be valuable but has questions and concerns present in his profile ranking in the 76-150 range
- Tier 4: A prospect who is worth knowing, but is reserved for deeper leagues. This prospect would rank 151-250
- Tier 5: The rest of the prospects fall into Tier 5
The Tampa Bay Rays have long been the gold standard of player development in the American League East. With fewer resources and poor attendance, the Rays had to get creative and utilize their system in ways that other teams in the division didn’t have to. Even as the team became successful, their farm system remained strong and is still among the best in all of baseball. Here are the Rays top prospects!
Notable Prospect Promotions and News
- Paul Gervase was rewarded for a stellar performance in Triple-A by getting his call to the big leagues on June 21st. Before his call-up, the 6’10” righty was the organization’s pitcher of the month after tallying 13.1 scoreless innings in May. Overall, Gervase had a 3.78 ERA for Durham this season with 50 strikeouts in 33 1/3 innings. Since his promotion, he’s made three appearances with the Rays, walking three with one strikeout and allowing a solo HR to Jackson Holliday. Gervase’s big frame provides him an elite extension to pair with the arsenal to become a high-leverage reliever in the Majors.
- Rays pitching prospect Ty Johnson has worked as both a reliever and a starter over the first 135+ innings of his pro career. Johnson began his time in AA working in the bullpen but has transitioned to a starter in recent weeks. In five June starts, Johnson produced a 2.49 ERA with 27 Ks against ten walks. Opposing hitters managed a .137 average against in 21 2/3 innings of work. Throughout his pro career, Johnson has an ERA of 2.87 and is averaging over 12.6 Ks per nine.
Notable Prospect Performances
- The Rays were super high on outfielder Theo Gillen ahead of the 2024 Draft. To the point that they selected him with the 18th overall pick and immediately assigned him to Class A. Although he struggled in a very brief eight-game sample in his debut, Gillen is settling in quite nicely as he repeats the level. This month, the 19-year-old posted a .271/.480/.357 slash line with a homer, three doubles, 13 steals, and more walks (25) than Ks (24). Even more impressive for Gillen is a 163 wRC+ and 26 steals in just 46 games this season. Gillen is a no-doubt Top 150 prospect and is trending up even higher.
- 2025 has been a very rough go for the Rays’ top prospect, Carson Williams. Despite all the raw tools that Williams has, his incredibly high strikeout rates have continued to derail his path to the Majors. The 22-year-old had a significantly better month in June. In 22 games, Williams bashed seven homers, had four steals, and hit .293, raising his season-long average by over 17 points. Despite his production, Williams continued to strike out at a high clip, tallying 30 Ks in the month for a rate of 36.6%.
Another 19 year old having a special season in Single A? Theo Gillen
He just had a 43 game on base streak broken yesterday, and has been on 3 times today including this opposite field double https://t.co/0fT22Icv7O pic.twitter.com/a0OzjQ6e3z
— Jake (@TBRaysCentral) June 29, 2025
