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Tampa Bay Rays Top 10 Prospects




Matt Moore SP
Bats/Throws: L/L
Height/Weight: 6’2/205
Age/Level: 22/MLB
Projection: 1/2
Here is the top pitching prospect in baseball. Moore begins with a mid-to-upper-90s fastball that is released from a ridiculously easy arm action, and he adds a plus hammer curve and an above-average change-up. Moore has always been a strikeout artist, consistently with K/9s around 13, but his control often wavered. About halfway through last season, he decided to make adjustments that his coaches had been advocating for years, and as a result, his mechanics got better and his control became average, which was a major improvement. Once he made those adjustments, Moore really took off, and now, he’s the best bet in the minors to become an ace.

Hak-Ju Lee SS
Bats/Throws: L/R
Height/Weight: 6’2/170
Age/Level: 21/AA
Projection: 3-5 WAR
Lee’s plus speed is his best asset, but that doesn’t mean he’s not a complete player. He uses that speed to give him excellent range at short, and combining that with his strong arm and good hands, Lee is a good shortstop that vastly improved his focus this past season, making half as many errors in 2011 as in 2010. At the plate, Lee makes frequent hard contact, though not for extra-base hits, and has a solid approach at the plate. His lack of power keeps him from being a tier higher, but Lee could make quite a few All-Star Games, nonetheless.

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