ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - APRIL 01: Ji-Man Choi #26 of the Tampa Bay Rays rests at second base during a game against the Colorado Rockies at Tropicana Field on April 01, 2019 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
The Tampa Bay Rays had a solid draft last week in what was an unusual situation. Thanks to the circumstances, several players that normally would have been selected were left hanging.
Tampa Bay Rays Draft: Under typical circumstances, there would have been over 1,200 amateur players selected in the 2020 MLB Draft. However, thanks to a pandemic inspired slashing of expenditures, the league reduced this year’s draft to just five rounds.