As any team would expect, some of the most valuable pieces of Rays’ history came from the first round of Major League Baseball drafts. Evan Longoria and David Price undoubtedly top the list. There will always be the what could have been with Josh Hamilton. Ultimately, he was one of baseball’s best at the time. But, that came after he was let go by the Rays. BJ Upton, Rocco Baldelli, Jeff Niemann, Delmon Young. All had decent to good careers in Tampa Bay.
Then, there’s the notorious picks that didn’t go over so well.