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Tampa Bay Rays: Top Five First-Round Draft Picks in History

The Tampa Bay Rays have an interesting list of first-round draft picks in their history. Here are a few fun facts before we get started with the top three players.

This list goes from the first pick of Paul Wilder in 1996 to Josh Lowe in 2016.

  • The Rays have selected 22 players in the first round since their inception to 2016. Of the 22 players, only five have surpassed a 10 career rWAR.
  • The average rWAR is 7.25 per player.
  • The top three players account for 77.5% of the total rWAR.