With the 53rd overall selection in the second round of the 2016 MLB draft, the Tampa Bay Rays have drafted Ryan Boldt, an outfielder out of Nebraska.
Boldt just concluded his junior year, and saw more power than flash on base numbers in that final year heading into this draft. In 2016 he slashed .288/.344/.416. That promise of power is what could round out his game, but whether it materializes remains to be seen.
He has the hit, run, and glove tools to be a quality outfielder, and while valued in this range on the draft board, he gives the Rays nice value with what could have been a late first rounder in the second.