2018 DRaysBay Community Prospect No. 23

Jim DontenPrevious winner

2017 statistics with Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham: 168 1⁄3 IP, 2.73 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 4.0 BB%, 21.7 K%

Once again, Chirinos was one of the most effective pitchers in the organization, and this time, the Rays wouldn’t risk losing him in the Rule 5 draft, adding him to the 40-man roster. In 474 1⁄3 career innings, including 55 in the offensively inclined Venezuelan Summer League, he owns a 2.75 ERA. His strikeout rate improved five percent last season. Piecing together tidbits on him from Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus ($), he throws a low-90s fastball with a slider and splitter.

For the fourth time in the last five votes, a pitcher from Durham’s…