Thursday, November 21, 2013

Tampa Bay Rays Selected Contracts Prior to 2013 Rule 5 Draft

The Tampa Bay Rays selected the contracts of Jesse Hahn from Class A Advanced Charlotte and Vince Belnome, C. J. Riefenhauser and Kirby Yates from Triple A Durham and placed them on the Rays 40 man roster. The move was made to protect the players from the upcoming Rule 5 draft on December 12. It is interesting to see which players an organization values as it moves the draft eligible players under the protective roster umbrella.

RHP Hahn split 2013 between Rookie Gulf Coast and Charlotte. He was 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 K, 2.00 WHIP in 2.0 IP in 1 game at Gulf Coast and was 2-1, 2.15 ERA, 63 K, 1.09 WHIP in 67.0 IP over 19 games at Charlotte. He was originally drafted by the Rays in the sixth round in 2010. Hahn turned 24 on July 30.

Belnome is a 1B\3B\2B who played in 2013 at Durham. He hit .300/.408/.446 with 8 HR, 67 RBI, 77 R, 0 SB in 127 games. He was originally drafted by the Padres in the 28th round in 2009. Belnome turned 25 on March 11.

RHP Riefenhauser split 2013 between Double A Montgomery and Durham. He was 4-0, 0.51 ERA, 48 K, 0.74 WHIP, 11 SV in 53.0 IP over 34 games at Montgomery and was 2-1, 3.05 ERA, 22 K, 1.07 WHIP in 20.2 IP over 17 games at Durham. He was originally drafted by the Rays in the 20th round in 2010. Riefenhauser will be 24 on January 30.

RHP Yates pitched in 2013 at Durham. He was 3-2, 1.90 ERA, 93 K, 0.99 WHIP, 20 SV in 61.2 IP over 51 games. He was originally drafted by the Red Sox in the 26th round in 2005. Yates turned 26 on March 25.

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