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Tampa Bay Rays 2026 Minor League Roundup: Week 2

This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday.

This was the 1st a week of full minor league play.

According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), 22-year old backstop Caden Bodine the top hitter in the Rays system; the Rays acquired the former 1st round pick in the Shane Baz deal. Bodine is currently hitting .407/.475/.630 with 2 HR over 63 PA; notably, he has only struck out twice.

Meanwhile, Aidan Cremarosa is the team’s top minor league pitcher. The 22-year old was taken by the Rays in the 8th round of the 2025 draft out of Fresno State. Thus far in three starts, Cremarosa has a 4.50 ERA | 1.51 FIP with a 42.9 K% & 1.8 BB% over 14 IP.

Infielder Jader Areinamo made his debut after opening the year on the Injured List with a hamstring issue. He is hitting .222/.263/.556 with 2 HR over 19 PA.
Homer Bush began a rehab assignment with Single-A Charleston. Once his rehab is complete, he should take a starting job in Triple-A Durham
Theo Gillen hasn’t played since going 0-4 with 3 strikeouts on April 14th

Must currently be assigned to that team
Baseball America’s top ten prospects are featured below each team they’re currently assigned to.
(minimum of 30 TBF for pitchers)

None currently on active roster

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .323, Victor Mesa Jr
OBP: .417, Victor Mesa Jr
SLG: .565, Victor Mesa Jr
HR: 4, Justyn-Henry Malloy and Dom Keegan
wRC+: 157, Victor Mesa Jr
SB: 14, Jacob Melton

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 0.00, Evan Reifert & Trevor Martin
FIP: 1.94, Andrew Wantz
K%: 35.3%, Logan Workman
BB%: 7.5%, Andrew Wantz
WHIP: 1.13, Evan Reifert
AVG: .080, Evan Reifert
WHIFF%: 17.8%, Kodi Whitley

#1 Brody Hopkins
- AAA: 2.45 ERA | 5.46 FIP | 26.3 K% | 21.3 BB% | .194 AVG | 12.7 WHIFF% | 18.1 IP
#3 Jacob Melton
- AAA: .207/.319/.397 | 41.1 K% | 15.1 BB% | 1 HR | 14 SB | 85 wRC+ | 73 PA

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .341, Cooper Kinney
OBP: .453, Cooper Kinney
SLG: .591, Cooper Kinney
HR: 3, Will Simpson
wRC+: 171, Cooper Kinney
SB: 16, Austin Overn

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.00, Michael Forret
FIP: 4.63, Jack Kartsonas
K%: 28.3%, Santiago Suarez & Garrett Edwards
BB%: 6.5%, Jack Kartsonas
WHIP: 0.95, Garrett Edwards
AVG: .138, Michael Forret
WHIFF%: 16.3%, Santiago Suarez

#4 T.J. Nichols
- AA: 1.80 ERA | 2.12 FIP | 25.0 K% | 0.0 BB% | .300 AVG | 12.3 WHIFF% | 5 IP
  - 4/7: Placed on Injured List
#6 Santiago Suarez
- AA: 6.08 ERA | 5.48 FIP | 28.3 K% | 8.3 BB% | .241 AVG | 14.3 WHIFF% | 13.1 IP
#8 Michael Forret
- AA: 2.00 ERA | 7.09 FIP | 27.0 K% | 21.6 BB% | .138 AVG | 16.3 WHIFF% | 9 IP

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .317, Nathan Flewelling
OBP: .404, Nathan Flewelling
SLG: .683, Nathan Flewelling
HR: 4, Nathan Flewelling & Connor Hujsak
wRC+: 185, Nathan Flewelling
SB: 7, Tony Santa Maria

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.29, Andres Galan
FIP: 2.71, T.J. Fondtain
K%: 29.5%, Trevor Harrison
BB%: 2.6%, Jacob Kisting
WHIP: 0.70, Jacob Kisting
AVG: .162, Jacob Kisting
WHIFF%: 15.6%, Andres Galan

#2 Theo Gillen
- A+: .290/.371/.774 | 28.6 K% | 5.7 BB% | 4 HR | 3 SB | 194 wRC+ | 35 PA
#5 Anderson Brito
- A+: 3.72 ERA | 2.94 FIP | 25.6 K% | 7.0 BB% | .237 AVG | 13.8 WHIFF% | 9.2 IP
#10 Aidan Smith
- A+: Hasn’t played in 2026
  - 4/2: Placed on the Injured List

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .407, Caden Bodine
OBP: .475, Caden Bodine
SLG: .630, Caden Bodine
HR: 3, Brendan Summerhill and Daniel Pierce
wRC+: 196, Caden Bodine
SB: 4, Derek Datil & Daniel Pierce

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.00, Trey Pooser
FIP: 1.51, Aidan Cremarosa
K%: 42.9%, Aidan Cremarosa
BB%: 1.8%, Aidan Cremarosa
WHIP: 0.73, Alex Wallace
AVG: .147, Alex Wallace
WHIFF%: 20.2%, Aidan Cremarosa

#7 Daniel Pierce
- A: .286/.364/.510 | 34.5 K% | 7.3 BB% | 3 HR | 4 SB | 134 wRC+ | 55 PA
#9 Brendan Summerhill
- A: .188/.235/.375 | 23.5 K% | 3.9 BB% | 3 HR | 0 SB | 61 wRC+ | 51 PA

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