Kean Wong has jumped a level every year in the Tampa Bay Rays’ minor league farm system since he signed as a fourth-round pick out of Waiakea in 2013.
The farmhand second baseman has been assigned to the Durham Bulls, Tampa’s Triple-A affiliate, one step below the big league club.
Wong is playing on a team stacked with the organization’s top prospects, including mlb.com’s No. 1 shortstop Willie Adams, No. 4 outfielder Jake Bauers, No. 5 first baseman Casey Gillaspie, No. 8 pitcher Chih-Wei Hu, No. 9 pitcher Jacob Faria, No. 15 pitcher Jaime Schultz, No. 16 pitcher Ryne Stanek, No.