Prior to the start of each season, the Draysbay community participates in an exercise that ranks the top prospects in the Tampa Bay Rays system based on popular votes.
This season, the Draysbay community ranked the top 25 prospects in the Rays system, while several others received votes but fell just short of making the cut.
With the 2025 season officially over, we can now look back and see how each prospect performed and whether their stock has improved, stayed the same or fallen over the past few months.
An important note:
This is not a reranking of the Rays’ top prospects, but rather a review of the prospects in the order they were ranked at the start of the season.
I also won’t highlight players who are no longer within the Rays organization.
What Danny wrote going into the season:
Ledbetter is one of my favorite bats in the system, with the ability to jump on pitches and adapt to anything that bends; although the jump to Double-A next season will be the real test. In the meantime it is plus exit velos to all fields. He was kept in High-A to get the lion’s share of reps in center field, but projects as a corner, and has 50s across the board, providing Major League projection with power and speed on the bases. In a worse system, he’s a top ten prospect.
Entering the year, Ledbetter looked like a sleeper in the system as there was hope he could tap into his raw power and combine it with his plus speed to become an impact player. However, despite a solid overall season, Ledbetter still struggled in the energy department. A solid April saw Ledbetter get off to a good start and Ledbetter had an excellent campaign for most of the year; Entering the game on August 7, Ledbetter had a 131 wRC+ and was trailing .413. However, Ledbetter only hit .286 and produced 61 wRC+ the rest of the season.
Minor League Stats by Month:
April: .297/.360/.446 | 2 hours | 11SB | 34.9K% | 10.5 BB% | 136 wRC+ | 86 PA
May: .261/.323/.375 | 1 hour | 6SB | 24.0K% | 7.3BB% | 108 wRC+ | 96 PA
June: .286/.404/.429 | 2 hours | 5SB | 20.2K% | 14.9BB% | 149 wRC+ | 94 PA
July: .287/.366/.402| 0 hours | 5SB | 17.8 K% | 9.9BB% | 129 wRC+ | 101 PA
August: .204/.266/.276 | 1 hour | 7SB | 25.5 K% | 7.3BB% | 63 wRC+ | 110 PA
Sept: .268/.292/.366 | 1 hour | 3SB | 20.8K% | 6.3BB% | 87 wRC+ | 48 PA
SEASON NUMBERS 2025:
AA: .265/.337/.378 | 7 hours | 37SB | 23.9K% | 9.5BB% | 112 wRC+ | 535 PA
Ledbetter just turned 23 years old and has been named the Durham Bulls’ primary right fielder in 2026. Ledbetter showed a solid ability to put the ball in play and collected 37 stolen bases, putting him among the leaders in the organization. However, for Ledbetter to fully break through as a potential candidate, he must tap into his raw power.
So are Ledbetter shares improving, staying the same or falling?
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