6 Rays ranked in FanGraphs Top 100 prospect rankings

The Rays' 2025 offseason isn't the Mets', but it's been eventful nonetheless.

They signed Danny Jansen and Ha-Seong Kim, they have stadium controversies, and they traded Jeffrey Springs (yeesh, that's a bit of a downer of an ending, eh?).

But they also had a whole lot of prospects ranked in some reputable rankings, and the most recent list comes from FanGraphs, where they included 6 players on their top 100 ranking.

This list, compiled by the wonderful Eric Longenhagen, co-author of the great book Future Value, had (surprise, surprise) Carson Williams as the top Rays prospect, but also included some surprise entries that other lists haven't, like Chandler Simpson and Yoniel Curet.

Longenhagen also had Tre' Morgan ranked ahead of Xavier Isaac, one of the few major publications to take that stance, as well as a more common name in pitcher Brody Hopkins.

Here's the list of those players in a more formal manner, as well as the ranking and a brief little summary about them.

10. Carson Williams, SS

10 seemed perhaps a bit low, but that's a very biased point of view, as it's still a pretty darn good compliment for a player yet to reach AAA.

Williams' talents are well known, with elite athletic ability and one of the best gloves in the minors.

If he can hit even a little bit at the major league level, he'll be a valuable addition for the Rays, but many expect him to do better than that, making him a potential All-Star for hopefully years to come.

61. Yoniel Curet, SP

Wow, this was a shock; most other lists don't even mention Curet, much less have him as the 2nd highest rated Rays prospect, yet here he is, at 61.

His fastball is his biggest calling card, with an ability to sit in the upper 90s, but he's developed a nice change-up and could potentially have a decent slider as his third offering.

Some see Curet as more of a reliever, but if he does go down that route, he could likely be at least a high-leverage one, making his ranking not entirely foolish or silly.

Plus, he threw for close to 120 innings last season across A+ and AA, making his status as a starter a realistic one if not necessarily automatic.

The ranking might have more to do with Longenhagen's taste in types of players than Curet's actual ceiling, but there's a reason he's one of the premier prospect writers in baseball, so hopefully he's onto something.

72. Chandler Simpson, CF

This gets me fired up.

Simpson is one of the most extreme prospects in baseball, with no power but some of the best speed in the minors, and a pretty darn good bat.

If he can stick in center and be decent defensively (not Jose Siri, but better than Aaron Judge), Simpson could be a watered-down version of prime Luis Arraez but actually contribute defensively and be an absolute menace on the basepaths.

75. Brody Hopkins, SP

Coming over from Seattle in the Randy Arozarena trade, Hopkins has yet to advance past A+, but his status as a former college arm means his arrival could be sooner than his level might suggest,

He's got a massive fastball and the floor is simlar to Curet's in that he can always fall back into being an elite reliever if starting doesn't pan out, but he's on track to be quite good in that area, as he threw 115 innings of 3.85 FIP ball across his work in 2024.

86. Tre' Morgan, 1B

Morgan not being listed as a 1B and OF was a bit surprising, but nonetheless, Morgan's future appears to be quite bright.

Morgan's feel and approach with the bat are advanced for a player his age, as his walk and strikeout rates are both excellent so far, and he's shown growth as a slugger, too.

He possesses a great glove at first, but a transfer to a corner outfield spot could boost not only his value but also fellow first baseman Xavier Isaac's.

Speaking of Isaac...

98. Xavier Isaac

Ah, Xavier Isaac, it'd sure be awesome if you could swing and miss a bit less, because then you'd be one of the most exciting bats in the minors.

As it stands his power still makes him really interesting, but unfortunately there have been countless examples of such stark power-first bats fizzling out in the majors (if even getting started at all).

But with Isaac there's a lot of growth still left to be done, as he's just turned 21 and has only spent 3 years in organized ball.

Hopefully we're all looking far too much into his whiff rates and he proves to be able to mash anyways, because he's Xavier Isaac.