2018 Tampa Bay Rays Instructional League Roster

A loaded Tampa Bay Rays farm system is gearing up to take on the 2018 Instructional League. 

Starpower awaits. Baseball America’s 2018 Breakout Prospect of the Year, Wander Franco, makes the cut, as does two-way standout Brendan McKay. All three of the Rays’ top draft picks taken within the first 32 picks — Matthew Liberatore, Shane McClanahan and Nick Schnell — are listed on the roster as well. 

The full team is below. 

POSITION	LAST	FIRST	HT	WT	B/T	DOB	Age	Hometown
P	Baz	Shane	6’3	190	R/R	6/17/1999	18	Cypress, TX
P	Bradley	Taj	6’2	190	R/R	3/20/2001	17	Stone Mountain, GA
P	Byrd	Vincent	6’7	240	L/R	10/8/1997	20	Long Beach, CA
P	Cabrera	Eleardo	6’1	215	L/R	11/8/1995	22	Guarena, VZ
P	Dodson	Tanner	6’1	160	R/R	5/9/1997	21	West Sacramento, CA
P	Lara	Miguel	5’11	178	R/R	8/31/1997	20	Bani, DR
P	Liberatore	Matthew	6’3	190	L/L	11/6/1999	18	Peoria, AZ
P	Linares	Resly	6’2	160	L/L	12/11/1997	20	Santo Domingo, DR
P	Lopez	Jose	6’1	200	L/L	2/15/1999	19	Santo Domingo, DR
P	McClanahan	Shane	6’1	188	L/L	4/28/1997	21	Cape Coral, FL
P	McGee	Easton	6’6	220	R/R	12/26/1997	20	Hopkinsville, KY
P	McKay	Brendan	6’2	207	L/L	12/18/1995	22	Darlington, PA
P	Mercado	Michael	6’4	174	R/R	4/15/1999	19	San Diego, CA
P	Moncada	Luis	6’1	178	L/L	2/28/1998	20	Zulia, VZ
P	Moore	Steffon	6’3	185	L/L	6/25/1997	20	West Point, MS
P	Peguero	Joel	5’11	154	R/R	5/5/1997	21	Santo Domingo, DR
P	Romero	Tommy	6’2	225	R/R	7/8/1997	20	Plantation, FL
P	Rosenblum-Larson	Simon	6’3	200	R/R	2/11/1997	21	Madison, WI
P	Ryan	Joe	6’2	215	R/R	6/5/1996	21	San Anselmo, CA
P	Salinas	Jhonleider	6’7	217	R/R	9/25/1995	22	Caracas, VZ
P	Sanchez	Francisco	6’1	220	L/L	4/24/1998	20	Guarena, VZ
P	Sprengel	Nick	6’2	220	L/L	6/4/1997	21	Placentia, CA
P	Strong	Alan	6’3	200	R/R	10/22/1996	21	Santee, CA
P	Valverde	Alex	6’2	185	R/R	9/26/1996	21	Miami, FL
P	Yancey	Stephen	6’1	190	L/R	11/8/1995	22	Grand Prairie, TX
POSITION	LAST	FIRST	Height	Weight	B/T	DOB	Age	Hometown
C	Alvarez	Roberto	5’11	174	R/R	7/28/1999	18	Puerto La Cruz, VZ
C	Berglund	Michael	6’2	175	L/R	7/18/1997	20	Corpus Christi, TX
C	Betts	Chris	6’2	220	L/R	3/10/1997	21	Long Beach, CA
C	Dimon	Dawson	6’1	185	R/R	5/17/1999	19	Lancaster, CA
C	Hernandez	Ronaldo	6’1	226	R/R	11/11/1997	20	Arjona, Colombia
C	Melendez	Kevin	6’1	193	R/R	3/15/2000	18	Caguas, PR
C	Meza	Julio	6’0	165	R/R	5/4/1999	19	Barquisimento, VZ
C	Ostberg	Erik	5’10	227	L/R	10/12/1995	22	Florence, MA
POSITION	LAST	FIRST	Height	Weight	B/T	DOB	Age	Hometown
IF	Brujan	Vidal	5’9	164	S/R	2/9/1998	20	San Pedro de Macoris, DR
IF	Franco	Wander	5’10	189	S/R	3/1/2001	17	Bani, DR
IF	Frank	Tyler	6’0	185	R/R	1/15/1997	21	Loxahatchee, FL
IF	Gregorio	Osmy	6’2	175	R/R	5/27/1998	20	Santo Domingo, DR
IF	Hollis	Connor	5’10	177	R/R	11/18/1994	23	Arlington, TX
IF	Johnson	Kaleo	6’3	200	R/R	8/26/1996	21	San Leandro, CA
IF	Marte	Jelfry	5’11	165	S/R	3/27/2001	17	La Vega, DR
IF	McGowan	Jacson	6’3	212	R/R	6/18/1997	20	Avon, IN
IF	McKay	Brendan	6’2	207	L/L	12/18/1995	22	Darlington, PA
IF	Proctor	Ford	6’1	195	L/R	12/4/1996	21	Beaumont, TX
IF	Rutherford	Zach	6’2	170	RR	3/13/1996	22	Chesapeake, VA
IF	Vargas	Carlos	6’3	208	R/R	3/18/1999	19	Moca, DR
IF	Walls	Taylor	5’10	180	S/R	7/10/1996	21	Cordele, GA
POSITION	LAST	FIRST	Height	Weight	B/T	DOB	Age	Hometown
OF	Brundage	Beau	6’3	170	L/R	4/29/1997	21	West Linn, OR
OF	Dodson	Tanner	6’1	160	R/R	5/9/1997	21	West Sacramento, CA
OF	Edwards	Kea’von	6’1	175	R/R	3/5/1998	20	Oklahoma City, OK
OF	Gomez	Moises	5’11	233	R/R	8/27/1998	19	Caracas, VZ
OF	Martinez	Yunior	6’2	160	S/R	12/24/1998	19	Santiago, DR
OF	Pena	Tony	5’11	180	R/R	9/24/1997	20	Puerto Plata, DR
OF	Qsar	Jordan	6’3	195	L/R	12/2/1995	22	El Cajon, CA
OF	Sanchez	Aldenis	6’1	165	R/R	9/26/1998	19	Santo Domingo, DR
OF	Schnell	Nick	6’3	180	L/R	3/27/2000	18	Indianapolis, IN
OF	Witherspoon	Grant	6’3	200	L/L	9/27/1996	21	Lakewood, CO