{"id":674871,"date":"2026-04-13T17:24:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/674871\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T17:24:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:24:51","slug":"tampa-bay-rays-2026-minor-league-roundup-week-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/674871\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay Rays 2026 Minor League Roundup: Week 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">This week\u2019s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">This was the 1st a week of full minor league play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), newcomer Austin Overn the top hitter in the Rays system; the Rays acquired the 22-year old outfielder from Baltimore for Shane Baz this past offseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Meanwhile, Santiago Suarez is the team\u2019s top minor league pitcher.<\/p>\n<p>Tre\u2019 Morgan has been placed on the Injured List. Watching video of his last game, it appears he may have injured his ankle while after hitting a double.T.J. Nichols has also been placed on the Injured List for a thus far non-disclosed reasonTy Johnson is dealing with a lower back strainMinor league signing Edward Olivares has been granted his release.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/stories\/ranking-the-20-hottest-mlb-prospects-hot-sheet-4-13-26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Theo Gillen ranked 2nd on Baseball America\u2019s hot sheet<\/a>, he has four homeruns over a five at-bat stretch last weekend; Daniel Pierece ranked 4th on that listMust currently be assigned to that teamBaseball America\u2019s top ten prospects are featured below each team they\u2019re currently assigned to.(minimum of 20 TBF for pitchers)None currently on active roster<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Team Offensive Leaders:<br \/>AVG: .340, Victor Mesa Jr<br \/>OBP: .435, Victor Mesa Jr<br \/>SLG: .585, Victor Mesa Jr<br \/>HR: 2, four tied<br \/>wRC+: 173, Victor Mesa Jr<br \/>SB: 10, Jacob Melton<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Team Pitching Leaders:<br \/>ERA: 0.00, Evan Reifert<br \/>FIP: 1.23, Andrew Wantz<br \/>K%: 30.0%, Cam Booser<br \/>BB%: 3.4%, Andrew Wantz<br \/>WHIP: 1.17, Kodi Whitley and Evan Reifert<br \/>AVG: .105, Evan Reifert<br \/>WHIFF%: 19.8%, Kodi Whitley<\/p>\n<p>#1 Brody HopkinsAAA: 1.93 ERA | 5.04 FIP | 22.0 K% | 20.3 BB% | .191 AVG | 11.5 WHIFF% | 14 IP#3 Jacob MeltonAAA: .175\/.320\/.325 | 42.0 K% | 18.0 BB% | 1 HR | 10 SB | 79 wRC+ | 50 PA<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Team Offensive Leaders:<br \/>AVG: .379, Austin Overn<br \/>OBP: .471, Austin Over<br \/>SLG: .563, Kenny Piper<br \/>HR: 1, six tied<br \/>wRC+: 165, Austin Overn<br \/>SB: 12, Austin Overn<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Team Pitching Leaders:<br \/>ERA: 1.80, TJ Nichols<br \/>FIP: 2.12, TJ Nichols<br \/>K%: 32.6%, Santiago Suarez<br \/>BB%: 0.0%, TJ Nichols<br \/>WHIP: 1.00, Santiago Suarez<br \/>AVG: .205, Santiago Suarez<br \/>WHIFF%: 16.7%, Santiago Suarez<\/p>\n<p>#4 T.J. NicholsAA: 1.80 ERA | 2.12 FIP | 25.0 K% | 0.0 BB% | .300 AVG | 12.3 WHIFF% | 5 IP4\/7: Placed on Injured List#6 Santiago SuarezAA: 4.09 ERA | 4.31 FIP | 32.6 K% | 4.3 BB% | .205 AVG | 16.7 WHIFF% | 11 IP#8 Michael ForretAA: 4.50 ERA | 11.62 FIP | 23.5 K% | 23.5 BB% | .231 AVG | 12.3 WHIFF% | 4 IP<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Team Offensive Leaders:<br \/>AVG: .333, Theo Gillen<br \/>OBP: .419, Theo Gillen<br \/>SLG: .889, Theo Gillen<br \/>HR: 4, Theo Gillen<br \/>wRC+: 251, Theo Gillen<br \/>SB: 3, Theo Gillen<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Team Pitching Leaders:<br \/>ERA: 0.00, Andres Galan<br \/>FIP: 1.44, Jacob Kisting<br \/>K%: 36.4%, Jacob Kisting<br \/>BB%: 4.5%, Jacob Kisting<br \/>WHIP: 0.67, Jacob Kisting<br \/>AVG: .105, Andres Galan<br \/>WHIFF%: 14.1%, Jacob Kisting<\/p>\n<p>#2 Theo GillenA+: .333\/.419\/.889 | 22.6 K% | 6.5 BB% | 4 HR | 3 SB | 251 wRC+ | 31 PA#5 Anderson BritoA+: 6.00 ERA | 0.60 FIP | 35.3 K% | 5.9 BB% | .375 AVG | 19.4 WHIFF% | 3 IP#10 Aidan SmithA+: Hasn\u2019t played in 20264\/2: Placed on the Injured List<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Team Offensive Leaders:<br \/>AVG: .370, Taitn Gray<br \/>OBP: .500, Brody Donay<br \/>SLG: .704, Taitn Gray<br \/>HR: 3, Brendan Summerhill and Daniel Pierce<br \/>wRC+: 204, Daniel Pierce<br \/>SB: 2, Brailer Guerrero and Daniel Pierce<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Team Pitching Leaders:<br \/>ERA: 1.50, Trey Pooser<br \/>FIP: 2.25, Dominic Niman<br \/>K%: 36.4%, Ethan Storm<br \/>BB%: 2.6%, Aidan Haugh<br \/>WHIP: 1.15, Ethan Storm<br \/>AVG: .179, Ethan Storm<br \/>WHIFF%: 21.6%, Dominic Niman<\/p>\n<p>#7 Daniel PierceA: .355\/.459\/.677 | 29.7 K% | 10.8 BB% | 3 HR | 2 SB | 204 wRC+ | 37 PA#9 Brendan SummerhillA: .176\/.222\/.441 | 25.0 K% | 2.8 BB% | 3 HR | 0 SB | 74 wRC+ | 36 PA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This week\u2019s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":674872,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2377],"tags":[5,3323,4,297,2550,68,80922,38622,2551,2549],"class_list":{"0":"post-674871","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa-bay-rays","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-minor-league-recaps","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-rays","12":"tag-tampa-bay","13":"tag-tampa-bay-rays","14":"tag-tampa-bay-rays-prospects","15":"tag-tampa-bay-rays-roster","16":"tag-tampabay","17":"tag-tampabayrays"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116398569796861578","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=674871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/674872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=674871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=674871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=674871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}