Luis Patiño has some big shoes to fill.
Traded to the Rays as part of the package that got general manager Erik Neander to part ways with former Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, Patiño is set to start the 2021 season in the AAA rotation. But given his ceiling, that’s likely not where he will end it.
No matter what top 100 propect list you look at, you will see Patiño’s name somewhere in or around the top 25. Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs has him especially high on his list, with the Rays righty coming in at No.