PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Casey Gillaspie continues to make progress.
The Rays' No. 1 overall pick of the 2014 Draft was named the 2016 Minor League Player of the Year by the Rays' baseball operations department. Kevin Cash is also among those singing Gillaspie's praises. The Rays manager noted that Gillaspie "made huge strides last year."
"Just the overall confidence he showed this spring, and what I've heard the guys in player development talk about," Cash said of Gillaspie,the club's No. 5 prospect according to MLBPipeline.com. "Last year, the success he had in [Triple-A] Durham is exciting for the entire organization.