Fansided · Jun 8, 2015
Tampa Bay Rays: Notable 13th Overall Picks in MLB Draft
The Tampa Bay Rays will pick 13th overall in the 2015 MLB Draft, the first time since 2012 that a team other than the San Diego Padres is picking at that spot. There are two amusing comments we can make about that: 1) the Rays actually “acquired” the 13th overall pick from last year, Trea Turner, from the Padres before essentially dealing him to the Washington Nationals in the Steven Souza Jr. trade and 2) the Padres would have had the 13th overall pick three years in a row had they not signed ex-Ray James Shields as a free agent and forfeited their first round pick.