Prospects traded by the Rays don’t have the best track record, and they let Jayden Murray go for marginal contributor Jose Siri, which doesn’t inspire a ton of initial confidence. It might have been a minor misfire on Tampa’s part, though, as Murray was Rule 5 eligible and the club didn’t feel comfortable protecting him after an up and down 2022 campaign. The Astros similarly didn’t have room for him on the 40 man and decided to roll the dice, and, somewhat surprisingly, he went unpicked. It’s fair to wonder whether or not the Rays would’ve let him go so easily had they known ahead of time that they could’ve snuck him through.
Strong Spring Reestablishing Stock for Prospect Murray
