Jake Cronenworth #2

In 2015, spent four days at the Rays Dominican academy getting a firsthand look at the organization's Latin American operations…selected out of the University of Michigan, where he played first and second base as a position player…also finished his career with a 3.34 ERA (121.1-IP, 45-ER) and 23 saves in 55 apps (12 starts) on the mound… attended St. Clair (Mich.) High School and also starred on the hockey team there.

2017

Split the season between Class-A Charlotte and Double-A Montgomery, batting .274/.364/.358 (133-for-486) between the two levels…his 133 hits and 22 2B were both career highs, while his 13 SB and 66 BB were one shy of matching his 2016 career highs…began the season on a 22-game hitting streak, which was the longest in the Florida State League in 2017 and tied for the 4th-longest single-season streak in the organization's history…hit .389/.486/.522 (35-for-90) over that span, from April 6-May 1…was a 25-game hitting streak, dating back to the end of the 2016 season…named to the Florida State League midseason All-Star Team, his third consecutive year receiving midseason All-Star honors…ranked 5th in the FSL with a .364 OBP and tied for the Stone Crabs lead with 47 BB despite a July 18 promotion to Montgomery…ranked by Baseball America as the No. 22 prospect in the Rays system following the season.