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Tampa Bay Rays: Draft is example of how Rays are Spock of the MLB

371862 03: Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock in the television series, "Star Trek."

The Tampa Bay Rays picked a 17-year-old out of high school with their first pick yesterday, could they snag a homegrown Florida high school talent today?

The Tampa Bay Rays were confident enough in their analysis to take 17-year-old Nick Bitsko with the 24th pick of the 2020 MLB Draft last night. Bitsko had only pitched his freshman and sophomore seasons in high school before announcing he would graduate early and not pitching at all this season.

Now, people are calling this a very “Rays” move, and it is.