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Stanek has few fastball peers

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"The gun said 103," Schultz said. "I couldn't believe it. I'd seen him hit a lot of triple digits, but I was surprised with 103, just because it was the first time I've seen a number like that. You see 100, 101, but to jump all the way up there to 103, I was like, 'Wow. Amazing.'"

Where does that fastball put Stanek, the Rays' No. 13 prospect? According to Statcast™, 31 Major League pitchers hit 100 mph at least once last season. Only two, Aroldis Chapman and Mauricio Cabrera, hit 103.