Jayden Murray #70

Played collegiately at Dixie State, which is now named Utah Tech...while at Dixie, set single-season school records for strikeouts (92) and strikeouts per nine innings (9.93) as a senior in 2019, when he was 10-3 with a 3.78 ERA (35ER/83.1IP) in 14 starts...Selected by Tampa Bay in the 23rd round of 2019 Draft....signed by Rays scout David Hamlett...Acquired by Houston in a three-team deal at the trade deadline last season...in the deal, the Astros also acquired 1B Trey Mancini from the Orioles...to get both players, Houston sent OF Jose Siri to Tampa Bay and RHP Chayce McDermott to Baltimore...Received his first-career invitation to Major League Spring Training camp in 2023...is signed to Minor League contract for the 2023 season.

2022

In 2022, he made the most of his appearances in Double A along with one appearance at Triple A... recorded a 3.50 ERA (42ER/108IP) with 34 walks, 99 strikeouts, a .236 opponent batting average and a 1.21 WHIP in 23 games (22 starts)..

2021

For the 2021 season, he went 8-3 with a 2.16 ERA (23ER/96IP, 23-ER) in 20 starts between High-A Bowling Green and Double-A Montgomery, earning a July 20 promotion…ranked first among minor league pitchers in WHIP (0.71) and third in ERA (min. 90 IP)…ranked tied for third among Rays minor leaguers in wins and tied for eighth with 96 SO…named the High-A East Pitcher of the Month for June and the Double-A South Pitcher of the Month for August…ranked by Baseball America as the No. 30 prospect in the Rays system following the season…the publication also tabbed him as having the Best Control in High-A East in its Best Tools survey.

2020

Did not appear in a game in 2020 due to the pandemic-shortened season.

2019

In his first professional season in 2019, he made 12 appearances including nine starts between Rookie Level Princeton and Class A Hudson Valley...he recorded a 2.45 ERA (11ER/40.1IP) with 47 strikeouts, a 0.97 WHIP and a .212 opponent batting average.