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Rays prospects and minor leagues: Liberatore reportedly close to signing

Matthew Liberatore, the No. 16 overall pick, will sign with the rays. Expected to get $3.5M. Terrific HS lefty from AZ.

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) June 9, 2018

On Monday, we’ll debut our 2018 draft-pick signing tracker. The Matthew Liberatore news could be official by then, and the Rays have officially signed second-rounder Tyler Frank.

Triple-A Durham Bulls (34-25)

Yonny Chirinos pitched a nice game in Durham’s 2-1 win over Rochester. In five innings of work, Chirinos allowed just a solo home run among four hits and struck out two.