At the end of the day, the Tampa Bay Rays drafted four pitchers from four-year colleges in the 2015 MLB Draft (plus a potential fifth in current 2B Jacob Cronenworth), tying 2011 for their most since 2005. The way they got there, though, was quite unexpected as the first such pick was Brandon Koch in the fourth round. The last of the four is Sam Triece, a senior right-hander out of Washington State who is 6’2″ and 215 pounds.
In his last year for the Cougars, Triece delivered a solid season, going 5-0 with a 2.66 ERA and a 59-25 strikeout to walk ratio in 28 relief appearances, 3 starts, and 50.