Rays Announce 2018 Biscuits Opening Day Roster
Four of the Tampa Bay Rays' Top 30 prospects will feature on the Montgomery Biscuits 2018 Opening Day Roster, which was announced by the Rays on Monday afternoon. Of the talented, young group, the Rays number 12 prospect, Nick Solak, and number 15 prospect, Brandon Lowe-both second basemen-highlight the club.Solak,
Four of the Tampa Bay Rays' Top 30 prospects will feature on the Montgomery Biscuits 2018 Opening Day Roster, which was announced by the Rays on Monday afternoon. Of the talented, young group, the Rays number 12 prospect,
Solak, 23, spent all of last season in the New York Yankees organization, splitting time with High Class-A Tampa and Double-A Trenton where he hit a combined .297 with 12 home runs, 53 RBI, 26 doubles, and five triples. A former second round pick out of the University of Louisville by the Yankees in 2016, Solak was traded to the Rays back on February 20 in a three-team trade involving New York, Tampa Bay, and the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Rays received Solak, LHP
Lowe, 23, will start his campaign in the Capital City for the first time after playing for High Class-A Charlotte and Montgomery last season. The second baseman put together a year for the ages with Charlotte in 2017, becoming the first Stone Crab to ever win the Florida State League Most Valuable Player Award, hitting .311 with nine home runs, and 46 RBI in 90 games for the club before earning a promotion to the Biscuits on August 2. He owned a .403 OBP and added 34 doubles, three triples and six steals with the Stone Crabs. The second baseman was Tampa Bay's third-round pick in the 2015 Draft out of the University of Maryland and is a career .275 hitter in 215 Minor League games.
Joining Solak and Lowe in the infield will be three returners:
The outfield will look a bit different from 2017, with
The pitching staff is made up of just five returners and eight newcomers. Right-handers
Right-handed pitchers
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The Biscuits 2018 Opening Day squad will be introduced to the public on Tuesday night, April 3, at 6:00 PM at the Meet the Team event at Alley Bar. The event is free and open to the public.
The Biscuits open their 15th season on Thursday, April 5 at Riverwalk Stadium against the Biloxi Shuckers. For the full 2018 promotional schedule or to purchase tickets visit biscuitsbaseball.com.