Rays Top 50 Prospects: No.9, Anthony Banda

The Rays made a surprising move when they shipped Steven Souza Jr to Arizona, but the returns certainly have high ceilings, including the next guy on our list.

Born: August 10th, 1993 in Corpus Christi, TX

Height/Weight: 6’2” 190 lbs Bats/Throws: L/L

Signed: by the Brewers for $125K after being selected in the 10th rd of the 2012 Draft

Twitter profile statement: “Texas Born/Raised”

Baseball America Rankings

DRB Writers ranking

Plus Fastball

Above-average curve

Improving Change

Developing Command

Abilities notes: The 2017 season was the first that had Banda working more consistently in the mid-90s and it seemed to impact his command. With more experience working at that velocity, and more stamina and…