Keeping up with news about the Rays’ 2011 draft class from the local newspapers throughout the country…
- 1st round pick Mikie Mahtook gets mention in the New Orleans Times Picayune and the Daily Journal.
- Compensation pick Blake Snell in the Seattle Times will have to choose between the Rays and the University of Washington.
- Compensation pick Kes Carter in the Bowling Green Daily News talks about a possible opportunity to play for his hometown Bowling Green Hot Rods.
- 2nd round pick Granden Goetzman, the local boy, gets an article in the Bradenton Herald.
- 4th round pick Riccio Torrez from azcentral.com.
- 13th round pick Tanner English from the Sun News talks about his choice between going to college to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks or playing for the Rays.
“They’re both awesome, awesome situations. It’s a win-win situation. There’s really no wrong choice on how I feel.”
- 21st round pick Ryan Terry from the Word on the Shore mentions his 3.49 GPA from Monmouth University that he brings along with his versatility to the Rays.
- 33rd round pick Dan Bream from the Daily Reporter.
- 36th round pick Dave Kubiak from the Suffolk Times. It seems that Kubiak has a Yankees logo tattoo on the inside of his left (throwing) arm. And, there’s even more about Kubiak from the Northfork Patch, the Saratogian, and the Albany Times Union.
- 41st round selection Tyler Goeddel gets a write-up in the Burlingame Patch. No word if he has a Red Sox tattoo anywhere on his body.
